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Jonathan A. Greenblatt

Jul 21, 2026, 6:32 PM

Every Flag But One

For a few weeks every four years, people across borders, languages and faiths organize their lives around the same 90 minutes. We see strangers embrace over a goal. Flags of nations thousands of miles apart wave side by side...

Jul 20, 2026, 6:49 PM

Israel now needs to stop hiding in European football

Israel continues to play in a European confederation where it is unwanted by a growing number of member associations, where its home matches have been moved to neutral venues due to security concerns, and where its presence increasingly feels less like integration than like asylum. (AI-generated).

I watched the World Cup final on Sunday evening – Spain suffocating Argentina 1-0 on a Ferran Torres strike deep into extra time, Messi ghosting through what was almost certainly his last major tournament, Emiliano Martínez making eleven saves...

Jul 20, 2026, 5:00 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 374

To paraphrase Thomas Carlyle once more: History bids her mute adieu to the 2026 World Cup. When the 2022 World Cup in Qatar concluded, the Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) noted the hypocrisy of the world enjoying its...

Jul 19, 2026, 6:21 PM

As the FIFA Club World Cup draws to a close this Sunday, one thought lingers. For a few remarkable weeks, billions of people spoke the same language. Not English or Arabic or Mandarin, but the language of sport. In stadiums,...

Jul 19, 2026, 10:12 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 36

One of the most inconsequential meetings of the English and the French turned out to be one of the most entertaining ever. Not quite as entertaining as the Battle of Agincourt, where a heavily favored French squad dropped a...

Jul 16, 2026, 10:18 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 33

"I will bless those who bless you, And curse the one who curses you...." Bereshit 12:3. In April, Argentinian President Javier Milei visited the Kotel and went to Har Herzl on Yom HaAtzmaut. Nearly a week ago, the presumptive next Prime Minister...

Jul 15, 2026, 11:54 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 32

The last time France and Spain really went to war with each other was during the Napoleonic Wars, when What’s-His-Face attempted to put his brother Joseph (or sometimes “Joey With the Epaulettes”) on the Spanish throne. That contest began...

Jul 13, 2026, 7:43 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 30

DISCLAIMER: The Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) hereby declares that it has not engaged in any match-fixing or referee-bribing or any other nefarious activities in connection with the Argentine National Football Team. Moreover, the ZGWC does not...

Jul 11, 2026, 12:31 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Days 27 & 28

Day 27 (Please excuse the delay.) "You shall remember the Exodus from Egypt...." Read here not "from," but "of." Indeed, verily, the Exodus of Egypt from the 2026 World Cup will be remembered for a long time to come. Leading 2-nil over the...

Jul 10, 2026, 6:41 PM

The Beautiful Game and The Jewish Story

I hadn’t realized how much I needed the World Cup. For the past several weeks, it has offered a welcome respite from the relentless bad news cycle. After months of war, politics, protests, and all the other stories seemingly designed...

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