The games must go on? The influence of terror attacks on hosting sporting events in Israel

Galily, Yair; Tamir, Ilan; Levy, Moshe

doi:10.1080/13537121.2012.717393

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“…The German Republic was concerned about the re-emergence of its ‘old’ nationalism: former definitions of nationalism related to race and sex were replaced, and national sentiments were channeled into innocuous outlets by fostering citizens’ pride in the Republic’s accomplishments in fields such as sport. In 1972, Germany had an opportunity to showcase ‘the new Germany’ at the Munich Olympic Games, although the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at those games re-opened old wounds for many Israelis (Galily et al, 2012a).…”

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Generation 3.0: Popularity of the national German team among Israeli soccer fans

Tamir

2016

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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Overshadowed by the events of WWII and Germany's responsibility for the Jewish Holocaust, German-Israel relations are both sensitive and complicated. The memories of the Holocaust and Nazi crimes continue to pervade many areas of life in Israel, as these memories are regularly manipulated by multiple stakeholders. The present study examines the recently growing popularity of the German soccer team among Jewish-Israelis and how past events involving Germany affect fans' support and sentiments. The findings of this study revealed fans' dissonance: while fans passionately support the style of soccer of the German team and its players, they are nonetheless challenged by Germany's role in the Holocaust and consequently adopt various cognitive defenses. A portion of the fans consider their support for the German team as an ingress into European culture; support for the German team is considered antithetical to Israeli culture that supposedly represents a type of sloppiness and imperfect performance. For another portion of the fans, support for Germany represents a Jewish victory over the Nazi motivation to annihilate the Jewish people in the Holocaust.

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Generation 3.0: Popularity of the national German team among Israeli soccer fans

Tamir

2016

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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“…pastime activities in modern-day culture. The biggest strength of sport lies perhaps in its ability to transcend status, religion, race, gender and nationality, not to mention its countless benefits in terms of developing physical, emotional, and social skill-sets (Galily et al, 2012).…”

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Digital video recorder dodgers – Sport-viewing habits in the face of changing media reality

Tamir

2018

Time & Society

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In an era in which viewers can record television content to be watched at any time of convenience using a variety of broadcast media, delayed viewing has emerged as a self-evident and natural option for many content-consumers. An interesting exception to this trend, however, is sport – football, in particular – which supporters insist on watching exclusively in real-time. The present study has sought to understand the obsessive dedication of sports fans with watching sport content only in real-time. This peculiar insistence results in the viewer giving up some rather useful technological amenities. Through in-depth interviews conducted with 34 soccer fans, this study aimed to explore the apparent and adamant fan refusal to "delay gratification" – that is, only watching broadcast sport content in real-time. The interview analysis offers some salient explanations for the phenomenon. For example, football fans self-identify as members of a community in a quasi-religious sense, deeply committed to rules and ceremonies to be ritualistically performed at appropriate and specific times. Indeed, to exceed these rules is to violate the norms of the community. Many fans also believe they can somehow influence the match and its outcome by their viewing presence, and must, therefore, be in front of the screen in real-time. In fact, the bond between fan and team is analogous to a relationship characterized by deep and intimate emotions. This bond can be stretched by any fan who is absent from the real-time screen-viewing experience of the sporting event, engendering feelings of treachery and betrayal of the fan-team love relationship. The dynamics of this relationship have social, media, and economic implications, as well.

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“… 9. Galily et al (2012) have shown how various international sports organisations adopted different positions when Israel hosted a sports event during a period of heightened security concerns. …”

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Israel and a sports boycott: Antisemitic? Anti-Zionist?

Dart

2016

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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The paper identifies and summarises the debates that surround the place of Israel in international sport and assesses how that place is increasingly being contested. The long-standing conflict between Israel and Palestine has begun to manifest in the world of sport with the paper sketching the debates of those calling for, and those opposed to, sport sanctions/boycott of Israel until the 'Palestinian Question' is resolved. Five related tasks are addressed: first, to summarise the call for sanctions/boycott emanating from the Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions movement. Second, to explore how this call is establishing itself in the world of sport. The responses of those opposed to any form of sanction/boycott are then considered. The confusion that surrounds the term antisemitism is addressed and the relationship between (anti-) Zionism and antisemitism unpacked. The discussion concludes with an assessment of the claim made by the Israeli state, and its supporters, that any action against the country's participation in international sport would be an act of antisemitism. Offering a timely, integrated summary of the heated debates that surround the Israel/Palestine conflict, the paper contributes to a wider discussion on the relationship between sport and politics.

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The games must go on? The influence of terror attacks on hosting sporting events in Israel

Cited by 6 publications

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Generation 3.0: Popularity of the national German team among Israeli soccer fans

Generation 3.0: Popularity of the national German team among Israeli soccer fans

Digital video recorder dodgers – Sport-viewing habits in the face of changing media reality

Israel and a sports boycott: Antisemitic? Anti-Zionist?

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