The

Beit Shemesh Beit Shemesh ( he, בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ ) is a city located approximately west of Jerusalem in Israel's Jerusalem District, with a population of in . History Tel Beit Shemesh The small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city wa ...

Judean Rebels (up until 2019-Judean Rebels) are an amateur

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team in the Israel Football League. The Rebels represent the city of

and Gush Etzion settlements and they play their home games at the Beit Shemesh Stadium.

History

The Rebels joined the Israel Football League (IFL) as an expansion team in 2009. While the Rebels are a

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team, they have also included Palestinian players. In their second season, they won IsraBowl IV over the Tel Aviv Sabres. The Rebels have also won IsraBowl VIII and IsraBowl IX. In 2019, the organization moved from Jerusalem to Beit Shemesh along with their high school team the Beit Shemesh Warriors.

References

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