https://freerepublic.com/tag/freetix/ en-us Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:15:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2937378/posts Hamas has boycotted the Barcelona soccer team over a gift given to Gilad Shalit. Schalit, who was held captive by Hamas for several years, was given a complimentary ticket for a Barcelona game, AP reports. Schalit writes a newspaper sports column for the Hebrew-language daily Yediot Aharonot. Hamas officials confirmed that TV stations in Gaza will not broadcast Barcelona matches, and newspapers in the region will not write about the team. The team is normally very popular in Gaza. A Gaza organization for Arabs jailed in Israel termed Schalit “a murderer and a criminal” and questioned why Barcelona would wish... Arutz Sheva https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2937378/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:15:43 GMT