Comments on: Cancelled football match exploited to further vilify Israelis https://www.jwire.com.au/cancelled-football-match-exploited-to-further-vilify-israelis/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Sat, 25 Oct 2025 03:37:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Keith Shilkin https://www.jwire.com.au/cancelled-football-match-exploited-to-further-vilify-israelis/#comment-637340 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 03:37:42 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=173571#comment-637340 Maccabi Tel Aviv came to Australia in 1939 and played as “Palestine” against clubs and State teams around the country, all warmly received and the trip a success. Some joined up in the forces against Australia’s enemies in World War 2. Menachem Mirmovich from the team volunteered and was one of the diggers who lost his life in Papua New Guinea. A great Jewish Palestinian.

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