Hapoel

Hapoel(Hebrew:הפועל,lit. 'the worker') is anIsraeli Jewishsports association established in 1926 by theHistadrutLabor Federation.^[1]^[2]

History

During theBritish Mandate of Palestineperiod Hapoel had a bitter rivalry withMaccabiand organized its own competitions, with the exception offootball,the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in theEretz Israel Olympic Committee,which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member ofSASIin 1927 and later was a member ofCSIT.

After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents.

Hapoel crest uses a variation of the communist symbol, theHammer and sickleand aBoxer

General sports clubs

Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball),Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C.and others in Rishon LeZion

Basketball clubs

Football clubs

References

External links

Official website

[1] Playing as if the World Mattered: An Illustrated History of Activism in Sports– Gabriel Kuhn^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Europe, Sport, World: Shaping Global Societies– J. A. Mangan

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