tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24518491.post117205051341852645..comments2023-10-06T06:18:28.701-07:00Comments on Star of David: Ajaxzeevveezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06608699339778078417noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24518491.post-79063987337611334892007-04-12T10:55:00.000-07:002007-04-12T10:55:00.000-07:00Tottenam fans developed a similar phenomenon:"In t...Tottenam fans developed a similar phenomenon:<BR/>"In the English Premier League, the hardcore fans <BR/>of Tottenham Hotspur have in recent years taken <BR/>to identifying themselves as "Yids" <BR/>(traditionally a highly pejorative English term <BR/>of abuse for Jews) and displaying the Israeli <BR/>flag at matches. This is largely done as a <BR/>backlash to many years of virulent anti-semitic <BR/>abuse aimed at them by the fans of their main <BR/>London rivals; Arsenal, West Ham, and <BR/>particularly Chelsea. The north-eastern London <BR/>suburb of Tottenham traditionally had a sizeable <BR/>Jewish population, and this was frequently used <BR/>as a point of reference for abuse by their <BR/>opponents' fans. Tottenham fans have now turned <BR/>this around into a bizarre term of honour for <BR/>themselves, although very few of them are actually Jewish"<BR/>Source:<BR/>Brit-Am Now"-891zeevveezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06608699339778078417noreply@blogger.com