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Friedman receives an athletic scholarship from the Samaria Regional Council, as well as funding for his flights abroad to participate in competitions.

Even before the Wednesday attack, Strasbourg police issued extremely restrictive instructions to the fans of Maccabi Haifa.

Achilles picked the Russian team over Saudi Arabia for the opener in Moscow on June 14, and, indeed, Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft donates $6 million to build field for 1,350 active football players in Israel.

McGregor's foe Nurmagomedov proclaimed: "Don't forget: Ireland is one of the biggest supporters of Palestine in the world!"

"Sagi is my friend. We may fight on the tatami, but before the tatami and away from the tatami, we will always be friends."

The medal is Israel’s first at the Tokyo summer games and its 10th Olympic medal.

"It is an honor for me to be an example and source of inspiration for young women and be an example on realizing one's dream."

“If I was gonna go into the lab and build a GM, it’s a guy that can deal with the media, a guy that knows personnel and a guy that knows money."

In addition to the Israel Police, the investigation was also conducted by the Tax Authority and the National Insurance Institute, since the network is believed to be used to launder millions in illegal funds.

“It is unfortunate that some members of the opposing team disrespected Israel’s national anthem. We are proud to be the only university who sings both the American and Israeli national anthems before every athletic competition and major event,” said Yeshiva University president Ari Berman.

It boggles the mind that Maccabi Tel Aviv had a chance to count the amazing Kobe Bryant in its ranks – and he already looked fantastic in a yellow uniform…

Playing the Israeli anthem at the podium, which has happened twice in the last month, would not have been possible until last year, when the United Arab Emirates reversed its ban of Israeli athletes using their country’s symbols such as the flag and anthem at tournaments hosted by the UAE.

“I get so much of my motivation from knowing that I represent Israel, and that my entire people are behind me . . . "

“It might be Israel Cycling Academy’s best performance ever,” said team Chief Sports Director Kjell Carlstrom.

One year after winning a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics, the Israeli judoka says, 'The fire inside me has gone out.'

The founder of London's Shomrim patrol carried the Olympic torch in South London. Efrayim Goldstein, 23, was one of 187 people who carried the Olympic torch through the city on Monday. Goldstein wore the official white Olympic uniform and was given a matching yarmulke, according to VIN News. He carried the torch for about a half-mile at 8:30 a.m. After handing off the torch, Goldstein and a group of fellow torchbearers observed a moment of silence in memory of the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches who were killed by terrorists at the Munich Olympics, according to VIN. Goldstein is the founder of the Shomrim Safety Patrol and runs a soup kitchen. According to the nomination for Goldstein, he set up seven charities by the time he became 16.

“I’m not a Starbucks guy. I’m a Dunkin Donuts guy, but I like to pay for the coffee of the other folks behind me in line,” Kraft revealed.

Tel Aviv is getting ready to curb biking on the city's sidewalks, and penalize those who break the law.

Hundreds of competitors including an Israeli national team made up of both Chinese and Israelis, paddled their way to the finish line.

It's only 35.6 degrees (F) outside, but that won't stop the runners. The Tiberias Marathon is currently underway this cold Friday morning.

SodaStream is getting great free publicity from Boycott Israel and now Fox News, which rejected its Super Bowl ad.

Nazi lovers and sports fans now have chance to add a Nazi-era soccer poster, complete with a swastika, to their collections. A Nazi-era poster of...

You can't call anyone "Yid" in England, not even yourself.

The Beitar Jerusalem soccer team announced that it will stop playing on Shabbat in order to allow its religious and traditional fans to attend...

The IDF gets a new weapon next year. Meet Baltimore-born Nili Block and Mumbai convert Sarah Avraham, both of them religious and the new world champs in Thailand-style kick-boxing.

Over the past few weeks, the Israeli counter terrorism command approached national security forces in Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, and Thailand, requesting that they increase both the overt overt security for Israeli tourists who will be traveling to these countries during the Tishrei holiday period (Rosh Hashanah through Simchat Torah) when hundreds of thousands of Israelis are expected to visit abroad.

"Shame on you International Olympic Committee because you have forsaken the 11 members of your Olympic family, you are discriminating against them only because they are Israelis and Jews," Spitzer told International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, and then promised: "We will be back because until we hear the words you need to say because you owe it to them."

president Jacques Rogge will address a planned ceremony by the Olympic Committee of Israel, the Israeli Embassy in London and cross-communal British group the Jewish Committee for the London Games on August 6. Ankie Spitzer, widow of slain Israeli fencing coach Andre Spitzer, is planning to give him a piece of her mind.

A clip from NBC showing Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman’s parents’ reaction to her uneven bar routine has garnered close to 100,000 hits on You Tube.