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JointUnion
03-12-2003, 08:33 AM
Greetings to all Ajax fans from Sarajevo,
I have a question for you. Last night I watched the game against Valencia and I saw a huge Israeli flag at one of your stands. Even at some matches before I saw some small ones and I thought it was just a small group of your supporters, but after last night's huge flag I realized that most of you guys support that option. Can someone explain to me why is that, do you have many Jews among you, or is that their lobby, or what is the deal there??? Thanks in advance for your answers.
YossiNew
03-12-2003, 10:38 AM
from me and from all israel i want to say that we love ajax!!
thx on the big flag yesterday!
great fand u have!
and we love this football club!!!!!!!!!!!!
forze ajax!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BLAUGRANA
03-13-2003, 06:13 AM
Welcome to the WSB Yossi. :D It's nice to see another Ajax fan. Enjoy your stay with us and feel free to Private Message me if you ever have any questions.
YossiNew
03-13-2003, 10:58 AM
yes i have...
why ajax fans love so mush israel??!?!
soccer fanatic
03-27-2003, 10:32 PM
Ajax was founded by Jews. Our club president is Jewish.
AFC Ajax
03-28-2003, 03:46 PM
The official position by chairman Michael van Praag(sp?) is that "Ajax is not a Jewish club" however, many F-Side (and Vak-410) supporters have Jewish pins on their clothes or other symbols of Israel. Most supporters who do this aren't Jewish, but it is done in a response to the other Eredivisie clubs(such as Feyenoord and FC Utrecht) who have insulted Ajax for being a Jewish club, much like Tottenham Hotspur in England. Chants such as "Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas" inspired this relationship between Ajax, the fans, and Israel. For example, when Ajax played Maccabi Haifa at Haifa in the UEFA Cup, the Israeli FA called the match a "Jewish derby" and many F-Side fans were treated as VIPs.:)

Hope this helps!

Hup Ajax!
soccer fanatic
03-28-2003, 04:02 PM
The people who founded Ajax were Jewish too, and ofcourse Michael van Praag as AFC Ajax mentioned.

Also Ajax is from Amsterdam where a lot of Jewish people used too live and probably still do. So partly for the roots, partly cause of reaction too other fans.

But most fans aren`t actually Jewish ofcourse.