| NR,59min Released: January 1, 2002 Synopsis: In the Middle East, where national origin has often become the basis for war, Johar Abu Lasheen was a boxer whose bloodline caused him no amount of problems. While deeply proud of being an Israeli, Abu Lasheen is of Palestinian descent and Muslim faith, and while Palestinians regarded him with contempt for remaining in Israel, Israelis were no more accepting given his background. Despite winning the welterweight championship in Israel, Abu Lasheen found it all but impossible to stage a fight there, ... Full Synopsis | |
