Tag: Israelis
Israeli officials fear Turkey’s Erdoğan will exploit imprisoned Israeli couple as political pawns
An Israeli couple was arrested by Turkish police on Friday in Istanbul for taking pictures of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s residence while touring the country. They have been charged with political and military espionage. Israeli officials...
Online campaign ridicules ‘Times’ article describing Israelis as ‘angry,’ ‘displeased’
A viral social-media campaign poking fun at The New York Times was the No. 1 Twitter trend in Israel, even garnering the attention of the nation’s official Twitter account.
The newspaper published an article on Oct. 26,...
Jews (and even an Israeli) match rackets at US Open
When Diego Schwartzman outlasted Kevin Johnson in Wednesday night’s rain-drenched match—requiring relocation from Louis Armstrong to Arthur Ashe Stadium mid-game—he became the identified Jewish player who is guaranteed to go deepest in this year’s...
Jewish athletes celebrate Olympic success at Tokyo games
Many in the Jewish world are sharing in Israel’s record-setting four medal wins at the just-concluded 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Leading the pack were rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram and men’s gymnast Artem Dolgopyat, both of whom captured...
Iranian judo defector Mollaei dedicates Olympics silver medal to Israel
Iranian defector Saeid Mollaei, who now represents Mongolia, dedicated his silver medal to the State of Israel after the match on Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics.
“This medal is also dedicated to Israel, and I...
Israeli high school students win six medals (three gold) at International Math Olympiad
Israeli high school students won six medals at the 62nd International Math Olympiad (IMO) in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Israel’s national team finished in seventh place, its best ranking to date, among all countries involved in the two-day...
Former deputy IDF chief Dan Harel enters political arena
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, who recently established the “Israelis Party” to run in the upcoming Knesset elections, announced on Tuesday that his slate will include a high-ranking defense-establishment official and four female candidates,...
Miss France 2021 runner-up faces anti-Semitic hate over Israeli father
Anti-Semitism in France reared its ugly head over the weekend after the runner-up in the Miss France 2021 beauty pageant revealed that her father was Israeli.
After April Benayoum, 21, revealed her Israeli ancestry, she...
Largest city in Africa gets its first full-time rabbi
When Mendy Sternbach first traveled to Nigeria from Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2014 as a 21-year-old rabbinical student to help out for the High Holidays, he didn’t expect that one day he would be putting down...
Two different Jewish tribes choose different candidates
Among the least surprising poll numbers to be published recently were the results of the Pew Research Center survey that reports a sizable 70 percent of American Jews say they are voting for former Vice President...