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A Jewish fan of the HaPoel Tel Aviv soccer team was attacked by French fans in Paris Thursday, resulting in a police shooting that left one dead and one injured. The incident took place at 11 PM at a McDonald’s restaurant near Paris’s Parc des Princes stadium following Tel Aviv’s 4-2 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in a UEFA Cup match. Paris fans attacked four French Jewish fans after members of the mob identified them as “Jews”. The Jews fled in different directions and a mob formed chasing after one of them, Yaniv Hazout. A plain-clothes policeman tossed tear gas grenades...

BBC SPORT | Football | World Cup 2006 | Teams | Ghana | Ghana win friends in Israel Paintsil plays for the Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv Ghana has gained lots of new fans in Israel after their 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday. Defender John Paintsil, who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv, waved the Israeli flag to celebrate the Group E victory. Israel's Sports Minister, Ofir Pines Paz was quick to recognise Paintsil's gesture. "We have an Israeli at the World Cup. Paintsil's gesture has warmed our hearts and many Israelis have now become supporters of Ghana,"...