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UAE owner of Israeli club says 'door open' to Arab players

by Josef Federman
| December 8, 2020 6:08 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Emirati businessman who has bought a stake in the controversial Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem said on Tuesday that “the door is open” to adding Arab players to its roster, a step that would make the team the last in Israel to integrate its lineup.

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