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British soccer head apologises for Star of David blunder

Mar 08, 2018 Go comment!

The head of England’s governing body of soccer has apologised for conflating the Star of David and the Nazi swastika.
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Gold claims bronze at Winter Olympics

Feb 15, 2018 Go comment!

The first medal to be won by a Jewish competitor at this year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, has gone to American snowboarder Arielle Gold. She earned a bronze medal in the women’s halfpipe contest.
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Police investigating two anti-Semitic incidents in UK football

Feb 15, 2018 Go comment!

Two cases of anti-Semitic language used by soccer fans at English soccer matches are being investigated by the Football Association (FA) and the police.
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Winter Olympics 2018: five Jewish storylines to watch

Feb 01, 2018 Go comment!

The world is about to revolve around Pyeongchang, a mountainous county in the northern half of South Korea, for the upcoming Winter Olympics.
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Gymnastics champ Raisman lambastes Olympic Committee over abuse scandal

Jan 25, 2018 Go comment!

Star gymnast Aly Raisman, one of dozens of young American athletes who have testified that they were sexually abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar, has slammed the US Olympic Committee for not acknowledging its role in the scandal.
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Eritrean refugee joins Israel’s cycling team for 2018 Giro d’Italia

Jan 18, 2018 Go comment!

Israel’s only professional cycling team recently signed an Eritrean refugee living in Sweden to the team, as they geared up to help host the start of the 2018 Giro d’Italia, one of the world’s biggest bike races.
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If you can’t take the heat…

Sep 28, 2017 Go comment!

We were warned by many that the summer school holidays here would be incredibly hot. We weren’t phased - after all, how bad can it be when you’ve grown up in the coastal city of Durban, known for its high humidity?
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A green light for new olim…

Aug 10, 2017 Go comment!

One can never underestimate the importance of the all too crucial to-do list. No self-respecting mother of two - cum journalist, cum life coach, cum olah chadasha - could possibly cope without it.
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The Jewish player who won World Series of Poker with a pair of 2s

Aug 03, 2017 Go comment!

Scott Blumstein admits it: He never expected to get the card he needed to become the World Series of Poker champion.
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Israel abuzz with tourists

Jul 20, 2017 Go comment!

Israel is brimming with tourists at the moment. The two-month school holidays kicked off on July 1, and the scorching temperatures see thousands of visitors flocking to the beaches.
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Jewish handball star David Fink a high-scorer at 39

Jul 20, 2017 Go comment!

David Fink completed his most successful season in handball this year - and that’s saying something.
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Diego Schwartzman - the best Jewish tennis player on earth

Jul 06, 2017 Go comment!

Twenty-four-year-old Diego Schwartzman of Argentina was the great Jewish hopeful when Wimbledon started this week, with no other Jewish player being seeded higher for this tournament.
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Maccabiah ban on woman cricketer lands up in court

Jun 29, 2017 Go comment!

The 20th Maccabiah begins in Israel on July 4 and already the cricket event has been mired in controversy. A decision by the Maccabi Games Organising Committee to ban a girl from playing in the Israeli junior cricket team, has ended up in court.
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Rapped in Jewish Hotline Bling

Jun 08, 2017 Go comment!

When Michael Jackson’s oldest son, Prince Jackson, announced the Billboard Music Awards’ top artist, he called on the same artiste who had come up on stage 12 times previously that night, to accept awards. A huge entourage followed him onto the stage including his own father, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.
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Hard work is paying off for Diego Schwartzman

Apr 28, 2017 1 Comment

Diego Schwartzman did not win the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament last week, but he nevertheless came away with a trophy of which he is extremely proud.
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Le Pen denies French complicity in Shoah

Apr 13, 2017 1 Comment

Israel has condemned far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen for saying that her country is not responsible for the deportation of thousands of Jews to death camps in 1942. Le Pen, pictured here speaking at a rally in Lille (Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images). is the daughter of the party's founder. It has been accused of espousing anti-Semitism, and other forms of xenophobia and her father has been convicted multiple times for Holocaust denial and incitement to hatred against Jews.
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Australia’s first Jewish Super Rugby player

Mar 30, 2017 Go comment!

There are not many Jewish players in Australian national sporting teams. It could simply be because they are not good enough.
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Team Israel baseball gear a home run

Mar 16, 2017 Go comment!

A couple weeks ago, Adam Atkins (33), based in New York, didn't know Israel had a baseball team. But since the squad started winning games last week in the World Baseball Classic, he has become a fan. Atkins and his friends wanted team caps, but were frustrated to discover they were sold out online.
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New academic study of anti-Semitism

Jan 22, 2017 Go comment!

The Institute for the Study of Global anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP) has just released a follow-up to their highly successful previous tome: “The ISGAP Papers: Anti-Semitism In Comparative Perspective, Volume Two”, edited by their founder, Charles Asher Small.
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Prominent Jewish Aussie dies in freak accident

Jan 10, 2017 Go comment!

Ben Cowen (pictured), a Melbourne entrepreneur, community leader and the son of former famous governor-general Sir Zelman Cowen, tragically died on Sunday after suffering fatal injuries from a freak paragliding accident.
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