Chilean Soccer Team (2016)

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AFP/Getty Images

Name/Title

Chilean Soccer Team (2016)

Entry/Object ID

2022.475

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On View

Description

"En cada pueblo en Chile, hay un Palestino, un sacerdote y un policía." In every village in Chile, there’s a Palestinian, a priest and a policeman. —Chilean saying Club Deportivo Palestino player Diego Oyarzun (right) dribbles the ball during a friendly against game against the Hebron Stars. The team's red, white, black and green jersey represents the colors of the Palestinian flag and the community's attachment to their ancestral land. The team has a huge following among Palestinians and President Mahmoud Abbas once described the club as a "second national team for the Palestinian people." Chile is believed to be the home of the largest Palestinian community outside the Arab world, most from the historically Christian towns of Beit Jala, Bethlehem and Beit Sahur.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Hazem Bader

Role

Photographer

Date made

2016

Copyright

Copyright Holder

AFP/Getty Images

Copyright Date

2016

Notes

Source Article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2016/12/19/chilean-football-club-tours-west-bank-reconnect-palestinian/