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	Podcast:		Sporting Witness
	Episode:		Rifaat Turk: Arab Superstar in Israeli Football
	Category:		Sports & Recreation
	Duration:		00:09:00
	Publish Date:		2015-11-28 03:00:00
	Description:		In the early 1980s, Rifaat Turk became the first successful Arab player in Israeli football. The son of a Jaffa fisherman, Turk defied frequent racist abuse during a stellar career with Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Israeli national team. He talks to Robert Nicholson. The programme is a Whistledown Production. (Photo: Rifaat Turk showing off his skills. Credit: Associated Press)
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