{"id":99692,"date":"2025-08-22T18:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/?p=99692"},"modified":"2025-08-22T19:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:20:56","slug":"passion-and-violence-collide-at-jerusalem-football-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/passion-and-violence-collide-at-jerusalem-football-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Passion and violence collide at Jerusalem football match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"757\">It happened again at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, this time during the Toto Cup semifinal against Hapoel Haifa. A flare was lit in the stands, one suspect was detained, and the incident quickly escalated. A small group of supporters attacked police officers, threw objects and chairs, and injured members of the Jerusalem District Police. Three suspects were eventually taken for questioning<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"811\">Flares at Teddy Stadium highlight fan violence<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"1182\">Football supporters in Jerusalem must realize that reckless behavior puts both fans and players in danger. The repeated use of flares has become a public safety threat, while violent attacks on police officers cross a line that damages the game and the city\u2019s image. Thousands of families come to enjoy football, yet a small minority continues to ruin the experience<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"768\">.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"iw\">\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05e2 \u05d0\u05d5\u05d4\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea&#8221;\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d0\u05e6\u05d8\u05d3\u05d9\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05d3\u05d9<br \/>\n(\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd: \u05d3\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lJkJDc0rnn\">pic.twitter.com\/lJkJDc0rnn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jerusalem online (@Jlmonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jlmonline\/status\/1958148239917469738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1246\">Jerusalem police confront football supporters in clashes<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1592\">The match against Hapoel Haifa should have been a celebration. More than 20,000 fans \u2013 an extraordinary turnout for a Toto Cup fixture \u2013 created an atmosphere that lifted Beitar\u2019s players before the league season. Yet once again, the story of Jerusalem football was overshadowed by confrontations with police and chaotic scenes in the stands.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1653\">Football passion in Jerusalem risks global reputation<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1655\" data-end=\"1962\">Supporters remain the heartbeat of football in Jerusalem and the source of the club\u2019s strength. But the culture of flares and violence threatens to destroy everything they stand for. If police officers become targets and dangerous pyrotechnics continue, it is only a matter of time before tragedy strikes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1981\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(<a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/heatwave-in-jerusalem-celebrations-at-the-western-wall\/\">Heatwave in Jerusalem? Celebrations at the Western Wall<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2256\">This season, Jerusalem football has a chance to shine with a promising squad and renewed energy. But the violent image of a minority of fans undermines sponsorships, damages the brand, and raises questions worldwide: is Jerusalem\u2019s football passion a source of pride, or a global liability<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2258\" data-end=\"2331\">May this be the last season-opening story overshadowed by fan violence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teddy Stadium clash showed how football devotion in Jerusalem turned into chaos and police confrontation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":99685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"9333","_seopress_titles_title":"Passion and violence collide at Jerusalem football match","_seopress_titles_desc":"Teddy Stadium clash showed how football devotion in Jerusalem turned into chaos and police confrontation","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10327,9314,10336],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-99692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking","8":"category-main-item","9":"category-sport"},"acf":{"subtitle":"Teddy Stadium clash showed how football devotion in Jerusalem turned into chaos and police confrontation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}