Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Jews 1 Raiders 0

Have you ever wanted to be a Jew? If you’re like me, you’re saying, hell yeah!

Well, now you can; just move to the little town of Ajax and root, root, root for the home team…the Ajax Jews.

I know what you’re thinking, "Robio, what the fuck are you talking about?"

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES:
A Dutch Soccer Riddle: Jewish Regalia Without Jews
"Just minutes before a high-stakes soccer game not long ago between this city's home team, Ajax, and their rivals from the southern city of Eindhoven, a chant built to a roar in the hall packed with supporters where they were serving plastic pint cups of Dutch beer."

"Jews, Jews, Jews!" thousands of voices cried.

"Outside, souvenir stalls sold Israeli flags or flags with the Ajax logo, the head of the fabled Greek warrior, emblazoned inside the star of David. Fans arrived with hats, jackets and scarves embroidered with Hebrew writing. Until recently, the team's official Web site even featured the ringing tones of Hava Nagila and other Jewish songs that could be downloaded into fans' mobile phones."

"Few, if any, of these people are Jewish."


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