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David Beckham accepts Peres Center invitation to visit Israel
Soccer superstar and his Real Madrid teammates to play exhibition match against team of Israeli, Palestinian players
Itamar Eichner
Soccer superstar David Beckham is scheduled to visit Israel next summer along with the rest of his Real Madrid teammates.
The Spanish club was invited to by the Peres Center for Peace, and will play an exhibition match against a team of Israeli and Palestinian players.
The team is set to arrive in the country on June 19, just before Beckham is expected to leave for the United States, where he signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
During their visit the Real Madrid players will also meet with Palestinian and Israeli children from the Peres Center’s Twinned Peace Soccer Schools.
“The arrival of such huge stars to the country will contribute to the removal of the hate barriers that exist between Jewish and Palestinian children,” Vice Premier Shimon Peres said.
“There is no doubt that through soccer we can show that peace is possible.”
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