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The 65th Israel Festival opened with a breathtaking aerial performance over the Hinnom Valley, recreating an iconic 1987 crossing between east and west Jerusalem.
Rehovot 12th-grader Yotam Budnik led the Israeli team with a gold medal at the global mathematics competition.
The Israeli military says it killed players, coaches and a FIFA referee because of their involvement in terrorist activity, rejecting claims it targeted Palestinian sportsmen.
Roy Levy and Ariel Gal narrowly missed defending their world title after finishing tied on points with the eventual champions in Poland.
“I hope to see Israel at the next World Cup hosted in your country, as well as in Portugal and Morocco!” the Israeli president said.
“We support you. We support Argentina,” the Israeli premier told President Javier Milei.
Yosef Dagan championed the penalty shootout following Israel’s elimination from the 1968 Olympics by the drawing of lots.
According to CyberWell, social media posts tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup falsely claim the Argentine soccer star is Jewish or controlled by Jews while recycling conspiracy theories about Jewish control of FIFA.
More than 3,000 athletes from over 40 countries took part in the “Jewish Olympics,” held a year after the Games were postponed due to the war with Iran.
After becoming the first Israeli women’s national basketball team to win a European medal, the team reflected on the bond that fueled its remarkable run.
David Bolchover talks to JNS about his new book, which tells the stories of 11 Jewish football stars murdered in the Holocaust.
Rabbi Yosef Langer of Chabad of San Francisco told JNS that blowing the shofar has been “bringing people together since the beginning of time, and baseball is a sport that brings all peoples together.”
