Word: hapoel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...zonah! Ben zonah!" The chant at the soccer match between Tel Aviv Hapoel and Jerusalem Hapoel was not a cheer for the home team but an angry denunciation of the referees. Though the epithet means "Son of a whore!" in Hebrew, the referees were more relieved than offended; after all, the abuse was merely verbal...
...injured, and their life insurance policies have been doubled. Penalties for violence are stiff and swift. For damaging a referee's car, the players on one team were suspended for up to three years, and their stadium was closed down. For spitting at a referee, Jerusalem Hapoel's Zion Turjeman was suspended for four games (weakened by the loss of its star left wing, the Jerusalem team lost in the state-cup finals and dropped to last place in the standings). After its fans stoned a referee and destroyed a team bus, league-leading Beersheba Hapoel was ordered...