Macabbi, CSKA meet in Moscow
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CSKA Moscow's anti-Semitic display
(VIDEO) At beginning of game against Macabbi Tel Aviv, Russian basketball club screens laser show depicting image of typical haredi Jew getting run over by steam train
VIDEO - Russian basketball club PBC CSKA Moscow easily defeated its Israeli rival Macabbi Tel Aviv last week, and won a ticket to the Euroleague's final-four stage in Athens.
Macabbi Tel Aviv was presented at the laser show as a haredi Jew wearing a traditional fur hat, while CSKA was depicted as a steam train which runs over the Jew.
But just before their third and final confrontation at the Moscow stadium, Macabbi's players and fans found themselves watching an anti-Semitic laser show aimed at livening up the local audience.
VIDEO: Itay Shenkman (איתי שנקמן)
Shocked by what they considered a blatant display of anti-Semitism, the heads of the Israeli team filed an official complaint with their Moscow counterparts.
