Barak Abramov: "If my name was Abramovich, there would be no conspiracies about me" | Israel today

After a violent robbery at his home in North Tel Aviv on the night between Thursday and last Friday, the owner of Beitar Jerusalem Barak Abramov, was interviewed this evening (Friday) by Legal Moscow, as part of an article that was broadcast on "Olan Shishi" on Channel 12.

On the comparison between Bnei Yehuda and his previous team Beitar, Abramov said: "The one who took the trophies in Bnei Yehuda is the management, which is me.

I felt like I could take those trophies home.

Let me tell you, I received a request from the heads of the Bnei Yehuda fan organizations that they want money.

They want money so that there is peace in the club and Barak Abramov is not blackmailed.

"When I didn't respond to their request, the rush started. What I went through there, in Gaza they go through something like that. The fans were waiting for me on the road and threw stones at me. I decided that I was leaving Bnei Yehuda."

Barak Abramov

An unusual event, photo: Alan Shiver

Regarding the connection to the criminals, he replied emphatically: "There are no references for this. Conspiracies are being made about me. The question you ask is neither nice nor honorable. There are no references for it. If I were Barak Abramovich, you would not ask this. Because I am not a scion of Strauss or Ofer, then it falling on me".

On the decision to come to Beitar Jerusalem: "Beitar is a rescue. I went with my heart to save Beitar and I did it even though everyone around me told me not to do it.

The club's debts are NIS 45 million.

I took it upon myself and put it off for three years.

The club's budget depends on many things.

Tickets, subscriptions.

Plus or minus, it costs me about NIS 20 million a year to own the club."

On his childhood without luxury: "There was no lack of money at home, there was always what we needed. But if I wanted to buy high-end jeans, my parents couldn't. We didn't have things that are luxuries. I won't say I'm a restaurateur, I'm a businessman whose field His is the restaurant industry."

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