Play ball! In Israel! With some hard-hitting American Jews
There is a moving, somewhat entertaining scene in the recently released film “Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel” where Moshe Abutbul, the mayor of Bet Shemesh, invites the 10 visiting American baseball players...
Touchdown! NFL, Patriots, Kraft score friends and followers in Israel
As he was coaching young Israeli high school players during an American football in Israel (AFI) scrimmage game at the Kraft Family Sports Campus this past Friday morning in Jerusalem—and with six New England...
Deni Avdija warms up to second season in NBA
Deni Avdija, the only Israeli player in the NBA, returned to action on Saturday night after a longer than expected recovery and rehabilitation from an ankle injury earlier this year. The Washington Wizards faced...
As Israel baseball team preps for Olympics, it’s soon to get its own field...
Israel might be known globally as a high-tech juggernaut, but the “Startup Nation” is on the verge of being a superpower in diamonds as well. No, not the kinds that shine, but the kinds...
Saudi soccer team visits Jerusalem ahead of first-ever West Bank match
Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team arrived in Israel this week ahead of a Tuesday match against the Palestinian national team in the West Bank.
On Sunday, the team was greeted by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud...
Team USA takes home most medals in European Maccabi Games
The 15th European Maccabi Games, which some have likened to the Jewish Olympics, concluded on Aug. 7 in Budapest, Hungary, with team USA taking home a total of 155 medals, more than any other country.
American...
UAE permits Israel to display flag, sing anthem at Judo Grand Slam championship
Israel will be allowed to compete at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam competition in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi, complete with flag and national anthem during medal ceremonies.
The federation...
Israeli Olympic champion to auction medal for Gaza border communities
An Olympic champion who won Israel’s first-ever world gold in gymnastics is auctioning off the medal to raise money for the Gaza border communities devastated in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas terrorists.
Artem Dolgopyat,...
Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball team goes vegan
In another first for the country with the highest number of vegans per capita, the Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball team will be called Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv for the upcoming season.
This is a slam...
Defeating odds, Israeli team crowned FIBA Europe Cup champion
Israeli Basketball Premier League club Ironi Ness Ziona has been crowned the new International Basketball Federation Europe (FIBA) Cup champions, after beating Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski and earning their first title in a European club...