Lionel Messi

Jerusalem Jane: When a soccer league honors ‘martyrs,’ the world should stop turning a blind eye

Soccer is rarely something that we connect with terrorists, hatred, or incitement, unless it comes to the Palestinians. 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Semi Final - England v Argentina - Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, US - July 15, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul celebrate after the match.
They leaned on each other in the small apartment near Camp Nou. Jorge and Leo.

Thank you, Jorge: The father who sacrificed everything to create the greatest of all time

The 32nd anniversary gathering to memorialize the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, July 17, 2026.

Argentinian Jews turn a World Cup chant into a call for justice 32 years after the AMIA bombing

A WOLT delivery man with an Israeli flag during the ongoing war between Israel-US and Iran.March 15, 2026.

World Cup triggered a massive pizza, burger, ice cream rush among Israeli soccer fans, Wolt says


Israeli Embassy creates video supporting Argentina’s World Cup soccer team

The messages included strong support for team star Lionel “Lio” Messi, who had been the victim of death threats over his planned participation in the match in Jerusalem.

Argentina's Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring the side's first goal in a World Cup match against Iceland, June 16, 2018

From harassing soccer players to human rights activists

Netanyahu’s government has turned into a sad circus.

LIONEL MESSI celebrates scoring a second goal in a recent game.

Learning from the Messi mess?

What Israel – and Miri Regev – can take away from the canceled Argentina game as Eurovision planning continues.

Lionel Messi and Netta Barzilai

Blood, fury and soccer

The message was clear: Are you sure you want to play? This could be costly.

LIONEL MESSI celebrates scoring a second goal in a recent game.

Messi isn’t the be-all and end-all

We need to look inwards at who we really are and where our values as a people lie.

Argentina's Lionel Messi

Soccer Maybe Next Year in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Post

Argentina match cancellation leaves Israeli fans frustrated

“Israel gets this opportunity to do something and it gets taken away,” he said. “Israel has to fight for every international event.”

Argentina fan Remy Friedman at the market in Tel Aviv

Regev: If the Eurovision isn't in Jerusalem, it shouldn't be in Israel

Regev was reacting in part to unconfirmed reports Wednesday that the European Broadcasting Union requested that the Eurovision be held in a "not divisive location."

Netta Barzilai performs after winning the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 12

No politics

Politics, like racism and antisemitism, should be kicked out of sports.

A split screen of Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev and Lionel Messi

Regev: Terror threats led to Israel-Argentina soccer match cancellation

BDS wasn't the root cause, Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev said.

Miri Regev