Fans of the Beitar Jerusalem soccer team are protesting team owner Russian-Israeli tycoon Arkadi Gaydamak's decision to hire two Muslim players from Chechnya -- a province in Russia comprised primarily of Muslims -- the Forward (Jewish) website reports today (January 29, 2013).
Fans on the evening of January 25 -- during a Premier League game against Bnei Yehuda at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem -- protested the move to bring two players from the Chechen Terek Gorzny team to Beitar Jerusalem in the coming days.
Three fans were arrested during the game for chanting anti-Muslim slogans. A sign reading "Beitar will be pure forever" was unfurled during the game.
"The two players from Chechnya are coming to Beitar. As far as I'm concerned, there is no difference between a Jewish player and a Muslim player," Gaydamak said.
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