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INDEPENDENT LENS | Forever Pure | La Familia Leads Beitar Boycott | PBS

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Forever Pure, the stands at Israeli soccer club Beitar F.C.’s Teddy Stadium are empty after a mass fan boycott organized by La Familia, the team’s powerful right-wing fan fan bloc. Fans stay away from a game to protest the team having added two young Muslim players from Chechen. Loyal, anti-racism fans attending the game are saddened by the display from their fellow Beitar fans, while announcers show it proves the power of La Familia.

Premiering Monday, May 15, 2017. Check local listings:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/tv-schedule/#schedule-local