Posts Tagged: olympics
Rise in Antisemitism Is Security Challenge for Israeli Olympic Athletes, Israel Committee Says
A rise in antisemitic acts around the world during the Gaza war has set new security challenges for Israeli athletes ahead of the Paris 2024...
Russian Internet Trolls Target Israel’s Gold Medal-Winning Gymnast, Linoy Ashram
i24 News - Russian Internet users, furious that Israel's Linoy Ashram secured the gold medal at the rhythmic gymnastic event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic...
Unconscious Ganjzadeh Gets Karate Gold as Opponent Disqualified
The final bout of karate's historic debut at the Olympics ended in uproar on Saturday when Saudi Arabian Tareg Hamedi's high-kick to Sajad Ganjzadeh's neck...
After the Abraham Accords, Olympics Continue to Build Israeli-Arab Peace
This week, as I was flipping through the various Olympic channels, my eye caught the blue and white stripes of the Israeli flag alongside the...
France Wins Judo Gold Medal in First Mixed Team Event
France claimed the judo gold medal in the first mixed team event ever held in the Games on Saturday, beating Japan 4-1 in the final...
Olympics Taekwondo: Thailand’s Wongpattanakit Wins Women’s 49kG Gold Medal
Thailand's Panipak Wongpattanakit, the bronze medallist in Rio five years ago, beat Spanish teenager Adriana Cerezo Iglesias to win the gold medal for women's taekwondo...
Tokyo Olympics: What You Need to Know Right Now
The first host nation gold is often one of the loudest spectator highlights of an Olympic Games. On Saturday, Japan won its first Tokyo 2020...
The Technion’s Secret Project: Israeli Medals in Tokyo and Paris
CTech - Many factors account for the dominance of Britain's cycling team in the last two Olympics. Strategic investments in sports made by the government...
Jew-Hatred Is an Olympic Sport
The 2016 Rio Olympics motto is “A New World,” intended to convey sports’ transformational power, promote respect and unity, break down barriers and “create a...
Sex-Obsessed, the New York Times’ News Judgment Veers Astray
Sometimes the bias in the New York Times comes not in the news that it prints, but in the news it chooses not to print. Here...
Palestinian Football Association Chairman Threatens to Prevent Israel’s Participation in the Olympics
The chairman of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub warned on Monday that his group may in the future seek to prevent Israel's participation in the...
Producer Says New ’72 Munich Terror Attack Documentary Will Differ From Others
The producer of a new documentary short on the infamous terror attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics says his team will attempt to bring a...
One of World’s Most Decorated Olympic Gymnasts Lives In Israel, Still Does Her Splits
One of the world's most decorated Olympic medalists is currently living in the country whose capital is known as "the City of Gold." Agnes Keleti,...
Justin Bieber Cheers for Aly Reisman and Team USA on Twitter
On Wednesday, Jewish gymnast Aly Raisman and the rest of Team USA were congratulated by none other than "the Biebs" himself after they won the...
