Hassan Boustouni

Hassan Boustouni was an Arab-Israeli footballer with Maccabi Haifa F.C. of the Israeli Premier League. Beginning his career in 1963, Boustouni was the first Arab footballer in the league's history. He was also the nephew of Rostam Bastuni, the first Arab citizen of Israel to represent a Zionist party in the Knesset.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Palestinian Nationalism Has Left the Field: A Shortened History of Arab Soccer in Israel by Tamir Sorek, International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, August 2003