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The start of the Jerusalem Marathon on March 17, 2023. Credit: Sportphotography.

Running is good philanthropy at 2023 Jerusalem Marathon

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In its 12th year—its “bat mitzvah,” so to speak—the Jerusalem Winner Marathon on March 17 drew more than 40,000 runners and participants from 72 countries. Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Jerusalem’s deputy mayor who also holds the city’s tourism and...
Marathon #TeamUK. Source: Twitter/British Consulate in Jerusalem.

Israel’s two-faced allies

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America and Britain claim to be allies of Israel. There is no gainsaying the deep links between them of military assistance, intelligence and trade. Israel is the invaluable strategic asset for America and Britain...
The bodies of Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich arrive in Israel ahead of burial services. Credit: Eldan David/GPO via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel’s marathon team wins gold in Munich 50 years after Olympics massacre

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Israel’s national men’s marathon team won the gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, 50 years after Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Olympics in...
Marathoner Beatie Deutsch. Photo by Kinneret Rifkind.

Nothing is impossible for Israel’s most unlikely marathon champ

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It’s not every day that Europe’s largest sportswear manufacturer features an Orthodox Jew on a billboard. But that’s precisely what happened when Adidas portrayed Israeli national marathon and half marathon champion Beatie (Bracha) Deutsch...
Runners take part in the Tel Aviv marathon pre-global pandemic on Feb. 28, 2020. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Tel Aviv marathon to go digital

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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Tel Aviv Samsung Marathon is going both digital and global, and will be taking place wherever its participants choose via a specialized app. This app will allow...
Israeli runner Gazcho Fanta completes a marathon in his living room while on coronavirus lockdown. Source: Screenshot.

Israeli athlete runs marathon at home under lockdown

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Israeli marathon runner Gazcho Fanta decided to continue his training regime while under a government-enforced lockdown related to the coronavirus by running a 26-mile race in his living room, Ynet reported on Wednesday. Fanta, who holds the...
Marathon runner Bracha “Beatie” Deutsch. Source: https://beatiedeutsch.com/.

Shabbat-scheduled women’s marathon may dash Israeli’s run in 2020 Olympics

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A marathon runner in Israel may have to put her Olympic dreams on hold after a women’s marathon in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games has been moved from Sunday to Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath...

West Bank marathon not recognized by int. race organization

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Israel Marathon Association accused the Association of International Marathons and Distances Races of injecting politics into sports on Thursday, by excluding an Israeli race because it passes through West Bank territory. The Israel Marathon Association...