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#2: The One Where If You Love Something You.. Burn It Down? (Forever Pure)


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At the intersection of race, religion, and really sketchy owners, there is a football team. In the latest episode, Maria and Sasky dive into Maya Zinshtein's 2017 eye-opening documentary, Forever Pure, which chronicles Beitar FC in Jerusalem's descent into anarchy at the hands of a fan base outraged at the club's signing of two Muslim players. More than a little confronting, Maya's film shows a club and community spiraling out of control and forces us to consider the idea that sports have always been and always will be more than a little political. 

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(All the) Sports on ScreenBy Well Actually Sporting Club