Israel’s decision to limit its Olympics participation to those with a strong shot at a medal has stirred controversy and anger among its athletes who otherwise would have qualified for the Olympics.

It sent a clear message amid a tense time for Israeli athletes: Any hint of disorder around a venue with Israelis will not be tolerated. “In the Olympic Village and also here we feel safe and we ...

Nurali Emomali of Tajikistan ended up suffering a dislocated shoulder shortly after beating Israel's Baruch Shmailov in judo at the Paris Olympics. Emomali refused to shake the hand of his Israeli ...

(JTA) — Israel’s national men’s soccer team qualified for the Olympics for the first time in nearly 50 years by making a surprising run at a major under-21 European tournament. Israel lost ...

From her home in Switzerland, she recalls the stroke of luck that saved her from the massacre of Israel's delegation at the 1972 Olympic Games. Bitte passen Sie die Einstellungen an. Aviva Ballas ...

Even in war, branding applies. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a parallel battle of optics despite a ceasefire that took effect Jan. 19 after more than a year of devastating war.

Israel in Munich,” a new opera about the attack on Israeli athletes by Palestinian militants at the 1972 Munich Olympics, at least four guards tried to blend into the crowd, surveying audience ...

On the morning of Sept. 5, 1972, members of the militant organization known as Black September attacked the Israeli Olympic team at the Summer Games in Munich. They infiltrated the Olympic Village ...

Ten Israelis athletes will represent Israel in four sports at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, February 9-25: short-track speed skater Vladislav Bykanov, Alpine skier Itamar Biran, skeleton racer ...

FILE PHOTO: Director Tim Fehlbaum and cast members Leonie Benesch and Ben Chaplin pose during a photocall for the movie "September 5", Orizzonti section, at the 81st Venice Film Festival, Venice, ...

Israel notched its first victory of the Tokyo Olympics baseball tournament Sunday in the opening game of the knockout rounds, exploding offensively for 12 runs to eliminate Mexico and keep its ...

Reuvney’s coach, Gal Fridman, won a gold medal for Israel in 2004 in Athens. The coach looked as excited as his protégé at the finish. Australia's 28-year-old Matt Wearn, Olympic gold medal winner in ...