"A Common Goal" Film Screening and Conversation with Shuki Guzik and Dr. Yakub Halabi

On Sunday, November 7, 2021, the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies will be screening the film, A Common Goal. (Film link will be sent to you after registering).

Following the film screening will be a live discussion via Zoom on Monday, November 8, 2021 at 4:00PM EST / 11:00PM ILT with the film's Director, Shuki Guzik and Dr. Yakub Halabi, an affiliated faculty member at the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies,  (University of Haifa, Western Galilee College).

About the film

The film follows three Muslim players of the Israeli National Football Team, in which almost half of the players are Muslim, including the captain. This creates constant friction between Jews and Arabs, especially during an important European tournament, most of it provoked by racist fans and the media. Our three players, all of them stars that play in European clubs and live there with their families, have to deal on their return to Israel to play with the national team with discrimination, and to prove their loyalty to the country at any given moment. On the other hand, they are criticized in the Arab world as traitors. Thus, their story is a microcosmos to the whole Israeli-Arab story.