On One Field, Two Goals: Equality and Statehood ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Ram Journal by Isabel Kershner - October 28, 2009 - 12:00am AL RAM, West Bank — Given the sheer exhilaration of the cheering, flag-waving, anthem-singing crowd packed into the soccer stadium in this otherwise drab West Bank town one afternoon this week, one could have been forgiven for thinking that an independent Palestinian state had just been born. The Palestinians were playing the Jordanians. But more significant was that the women’s teams were playing, and for the Palestinian side it was the first international match played outdoors at home. » Read more