Jerusalem backgammon contest rolls winning dice for Jewish-Arab coexistence

Months of competition, involving 500 players from across the city, culminate in a final, fateful throw By David Horovitz In the end, it all came down to one throw of the dice. If Itzik Yakobovitch, he of the snazzy white hat and the implausibly youthful dance moves, could manage double 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6,…