Soccer Kids from Jaffa on their way to Europe

"I'm almost 11 years old!" " Me Afraid? Never!" "I didn't sleep last night, I couldn't, I'm so excited!" "Miss my mum? No, mmm yes, I've never been away from home for such a long time, I'm a bit scared but also very happy."
They are 10 - 15 years old and over the last year or so they've trained and played soccer at least 3 times a week at Rifat Turk's Soccer School.
We met this morning in front of the Muslim Scouts Club on Jaffa's Yefet Street, next to the big bus that's taking them all to the airport. The large majority come from Jaffa. They are Arab and Jewish boys on their way to Europe, to a training camp and soccer matches with their European peers in Austria, Hungary and Italy. For most it's the first time they go abroad and for all the first time they are leaving home without their parents for such a long time.
"Where's my passport?" "Make sure to call me to let me know you're OK, come on, say our phone number out loud so I know you remember it by heart". Granny wants to give you a kiss, come on!. And granny gets on the bus and embraces her grandsons.
Then the bus doors close
The excitement was catching. After the bus had left, the parents, some of them tearful, embraced each other. Proud of their kids and also a little worried.

Ultra Right Wing Provocations in Jaffa - Rifat (Jimmy) Turk did a great job

The ultra right-wing Herut party decided to provoke Jaffa today: during the night they put up posters and graffitti suggesting the transfer of Jaffa's Palestinian population and later today, the ultra right wingers of Herut came right to the center of Ajami, trying to suggest the same and handing out money to those who want to leave...
Rifat Turk, my neighbor, reacted in a great way, he took the money and handed it out to the people in the street. After all, Jaffa's poor can always do with some extra pocket money. Thus Turk turned what was supposed to be a rightwing political statement into an act in support of Jaffa's poor.
Fighting started. I'm a peaceful person, i don't think fighting can lead to any good, however, when provoking us in such a way, i really understand it is not easy to control oneself.

No, we won't put up with fascists creating havoc and provoking us. Yet answering provocations in a violent way, is doing what the provocateurs want. We should not answer their needs.

Obviously Kleiner was out to provoke, in order to get some headlines for his failing campaign.
We shouldn't give him those.