Israel - Palestina

On the one hand, there are the “hooligans” in England, and on the other, the “ultras” in Italy. The difference lies in the way they employ violence

La Familia is something of a hybrid of the two: On the one hand, they are pretty much below the radar, yet they maintain ties with the club. La Familia also has other dimensions – volunteering, community activity – but the violence, unfortunately, overshadows everything.

Israel's right-wing extremists, Netanyahu's allies, are taking to the streets, fueled by Jewish supremacy and anti-Palestinian hate, protected by the police and emboldened by their unprecedented power in the Knesset

The images of hundreds of religious Zionist activists in occupied East Jerusalem chanting "Death to Arabs" come as no surprise to Palestinians. In fact, they are commonplace, daily occurrences, the result of decades of racist policies, laws and hateful anti-Palestinian incitement.

But there is also a new element to these attacks: the role that Israel’s prime minister is playing. Netanyahu’s allies, particularly the Kahanist-supporting MKs, Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, called on their fanatic youth to take over the streets, a show of force and a mob to harass and assault Palestinians. It was clear that there was coordination with the police; they were supported by politicians; and from the government - not a single condemnation to date.