The New York Times · 9 October 1993

CP-1993-027

Palestinians Rule Jericho, at Least in Soccer

Clyde Haberman

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Transcribed from the clipping

“To gather in one spot in the occupied territories and to cheer the raising of the Palestinian flag, to applaud rhythmically as the Palestinian anthem played.”

Context added by this archive

A football match in Jericho a month after the handshake on the lawn, and the first legal flag-raising many in the crowd had seen. The visiting side was a veterans’ team; the point was never the score.

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"Palestinians Rule Jericho, at Least in Soccer," The New York Times, 9 October 1993. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1993-027. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1993-027

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