Lajee Celtic, the Palestinian football club born from resistance
Sport becomes a defiant symbol of humanity at Lajee Celtic, a Palestinian football team based in Aida refugee camp in the West Bank, where players train under the daily threat of violence
Black News 
This article is partly taken from the summer 2026 issue of Dazed. Buy a copy of the magazine here.
Lajee Celtic is perhaps the only football academy in the world that trains under the direct gaze of an occupying army. Located in Aida, a refugee camp on the outskirts of Bethlehem in the West Bank, the club’s pitch is surrounded by murals: one depicts a man in a keffiyeh holding thehellip;
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