Also this morning (Sunday) we woke up to the two difficult words "permitted to publish", when we were informed of the fall of an IDF soldier, the reservist Major General Shimon Yehoshua Assolin, who was killed in the battles in Gaza.
Assolin, a fan of Beitar Jerusalem, received an emotional tribute from an unexpected source, the fans of the city rival, and this is a few hours before the derby that will be held tonight.
On the page of Hapoel Jerusalem on the X network, they dedicated a sort of farewell letter from the team's fan, Noam Marham, to his friend in the military service and his only sports rival in the Teddy stands, the late Shimon Assulin. Combatant. After his division was liberated, he volunteered to continue fighting Khan Yunis. Beitar fan.
My friend, we fought together.
"Yesterday he fell in battle, and today it is important for me to write these words: Shimon rowed to the touch, always first in every task and all with a smile full of light and love. Thanks to his skills, he was sent to the MPK MP and was like a commander in a company, without an iota of posturing."
Finally, Marhum delivered a clear and moving message: "After the previous derby, which Beitar won, he came to me, a Hapoel fan, gave a hug, and moved on without joy to Eid.
I call on all of us to continue his path, which was characterized by the love of man, the love of the land and endless giving.
A little more tolerance than each and every one of us."
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This tweet, which expands the heart, received many reactions of mutual reinforcement between the fans of the two teams.
"All the best to Hapoel Jerusalem," wrote a Beitar fan, "What beautiful words, just like that," added another. A request for a ceremony or a minute of silence in Asulin's memory also came up as a possibility in tonight's game.
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