In the Middle East, there is little reason to be happy right now. But in the middle of all the chaos, at least for football romantics, there is a ray of hope. Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem FC has been promoted to the first Israeli league: a small Jerusalem club that has messed with the establishment.
When the predecessor association, Hapoel Jerusalem, was founded in 1926 as an association of the trade union umbrella organization, there was a good pinch of working class. Socialist values are still officially represented to this day and until the end they formed a counterweight to the conservative attitude of city rivals Beitar Jerusalem. As the sporting number two in the city, Hapoel bobbed through the second and third division before breaking with the fan scene in 2007. The fans criticized the poor management of the owners and tried to buy the club. For 1,000 shekels, about 250 euros, you could become a part owner. The attempt failed, for the 2007/08 season the fans returned …
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