יום חמישי, ל׳ אב תשפ״וThursday, August 13, 2026
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By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Iranian operatives and other terror groups plan to target members of the Israeli delegation and Israeli tourists, said Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
Adam Maraana of Haifa will be the third Israeli Arab to represent Israel at the games.
President Isaac Herzog spoke on Monday at the official memorial marking 50 years since the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The German government has reportedly agreed to pay the families of the 11 victims $28 million, opening the way for them to attend an event in Germany marking the 50th anniversary of the attack.
By Josh Hasten
“It had always been a dream of mine to skate for Israel. As a Jewish religious girl raised modern Orthodox, I know that Israel is our home,” said 19-year-old Hailey Kops, a New Jersey native who qualified for the pairs ice skating competition.
By Israel Hayom
As of last Monday, it was still unclear whether or not Al-Qahtani would face Hershko.
Israel beat Russia 4:1 in the group event that was held for the first time this year, and 11 of its team members were awarded a medal.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Othman Al-Omeir, the editor of the news website Elaph, tweeted: “I support Tahani Al-Qahtani, whether she wins or loses. It will be a disgrace [only] if she withdraws.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The International Judo Foundation and Sudanese Olympic officials did not provide a reason why Mohamed Abdalrasool missed the match.
"It is an honor for me to be an example and source of inspiration for young women and be an example on realizing one's dream."
The Tokyo Olympics 2020 officially honored the memory of the Israeli victims of the 1972 terror attack at the Olympics in West Germany as part of the main opening ceremony.
An Israeli delegation of high-school students won two medals on Friday at the International Olympiad in Informatics held in Kazan, Russia.
By JNi.Media
The Abu Gosh family immigrated to Jordan from the Israeli Arab village of Abu Gosh, located on the main highway to Jerusalem.
By Fred Maroun
If countries like Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and others cannot put aside their hatred of Israel, or any other country, at least for the duration of the Olympics, they should not be allowed to compete.
The Egyptian Judo Olympiad refused to shake hands with his Israeli opponent, Ori Sasson, who then went on to win a bronze medal. The Egyptian was eventually sent back home by his country's Olympic committee.
The Jewish State’s high school delegation took home two medals.
By JNi.Media
Jews competed in the most coveted sporting competitions throughout Europe, including the Olympics.
By JNi.Media
Rajoub condemned a successful peacebuilding event between Israeli and Arab youth sponsored by the Peres Center for Peace as a "crime against humanity."
An Iranian silver medalist avoided the awards rather than be photographed with the Israeli bronze medalist.
He said: If the world had come down hard on terror after the Munch Massacres, "we wouldn’t have had what happened in Paris."
By JNi.Media
Europe’s biggest Jewish sports event will take place in Germany—for the first time in its history.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Sagi Muki defeated his opponent from Georgia.
After he dropped the FIFA ball, now he wants to make a bigger fool out of himself.
The Olympic Committee and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympiad have selected Israeli security company ISDS to provide security for the event with a $2.2 billion budget, Israel Defense reported. ISDS will be responsible for consultation and supply services to protect the Olympics, the world’s largest sporting event. "We already have teams operating in Brazil, […]
By JTA
Israeli windsurfer Shahar Zubari won a gold medal at the Sailing World Cup in China, finishing first in in the men’s RS:X on Saturday in Qingdao. Israeli Maayan Davidovich took the bronze medal in the women’s RS:X. In 2008, Zubari won the bronze in the RS:X at the Beijing Olympics and the world championships.
By JTA
Plans for a memorial in Munich to 11 Israelis and a German police officer murdered at the 1972 Summer Olympics there were unveiled on Wednesday, the eve of Rosh HaShanah, at the Bavarian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs. The planned hall of remembrance is slated to be built near the site that housed the […]
The Olympic Committee of Israel approved its list of 36 athletes to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday.
Danny Ayalon: Denial of request to hold a minute silence during the upcoming London Olympic Games in memory of the 11 Israeli Olympic team members murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics tells "Israelis that this tragedy is yours alone and not a tragedy within the family of nations."
A campaign by the widows of two Israeli victims of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre have had their petition for a memorial at the 2012 Olympic games rejected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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