Sports Minister Limor Livnat regales with her heroic exploits, after failing to convince the Olympic Committee to honor the victims of the Munich massacre.
Arshansky dominated overtime and when the bout ended without a score, the judges awarded the Israeli youngster the victory and a place in the next round.
Olympic committee still refuses to hold a moment of silence for Israeli athletes at the opening ceremony on Friday, though a last-ditch final appeal is in the works.
Relations between Jews and Muslims in London are traditionally good. We live side by side in North West London; halal and kosher shops occupy the same streets;