Israel's Davis Cup tennis players hope the momentum of their emotional victory over Sweden against a backdrop of anti-Israel protests will carry them to an even greater upset win against Russia this summer.
Officials in the Swedish city of Malmo kept spectators away from the Israel-Sweden matches, saying they could not guarantee the Israelis' security. Israel has faced protests worldwide since its devastating offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which ended in mid-January.
On Saturday, scores of rock-throwing protesters bent on stopping the match clashed with police, who apprehended nearly 100 people and arrested 10 of them on preliminary charges of …
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