Last time Israel’s national women’s basketball team traveled to Turkey for a game, they were booed and had things thrown at them during the opening ceremony while Hatikvah was being played.
Now Turkey arrived in Israel for a rematch, and we decided to support the team by cheering them on and proudly singing Hatikvah together. Dozens of Im Tirtzu activists came out to cheer on Israel’s national women’s basketball team in a thrilling 63-62 victory over Turkey.
Our initiative was covered by many Israeli news outlets – we even received praise in a Haaretz article!
