18th Maccabiah: Haaretz Special Coverage
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Cuban immigrant barred from tournament after Maccabiah about-face(July 19, 2009)
Young Maccabiah Brits get Shalit advocacy session (July 16, 2009)
How Maccabiah softball was saved(July 16, 2009)
Jason Lezak heads new crop of Jewish Hall-of-Famers(July 16, 2009)
Visiting athletes: Atmosphere means more than medals (July 15, 2009)
'It's amazing, everyone's Jewish'(July 14, 2009)
Maccabiah bans athletes from wearing Shalit solidarity ribbons at opening event (July 13, 2009)
Wife of Maccabiah judoka falls to death at Ein Gedi(July 12, 2009)
Health Ministry may test all Maccabiah athletes for swine flu (June 22, 2009)
Rehearsal for Maccabiah games opening ceremony held in Rishon Letzion(June 11, 2009)
Maccabiah Features
Out to score (July 16, 2009)
Diehard South African swimmer takes the 'dis' out of 'disabled' (July 16, 2009)
For NBA Hall-of-Famer, Israel games forged his Jewish identity (July 16, 2009)
IN PICTURES / 18th Maccabiah Opening Ceremony in Israel(July 14, 2009)
2009 Maccabiah / German delegates remember Munich tragedy(July 12, 2009)
18th Maccabiah / Be part of the largest sporting event in Israel's history(July 9, 2009)
Maccabiah Videos
The Hungarian team for the 18th Maccabiah
Rabbi for U.S. team at 18th Maccabiah addresses the athletes
18th Maccabiah official trailer
18th Maccabiah: Special Supplement
The ties that bondThe Maccabiah is a reminder of how Jews and Israelis are becoming increasingly prominent and successful in the world of sports. By Simon Spungin
Taking one for the team It's like sports: Jews immigrate to Israel to become a member of the national side By Bradley Burston
Golden envoyBack as a boy in New Jersey, Michael Oren thought rowing would get him in shape for the IDF. He was wrong, but at least Israel's new ambassador to Washington wound up with a few Maccabiah medals By Jerrold Kessel
'Time to move on'Some 34 survivors of the '97 Maccabiah disaster - when a bridge over the Yarkon River collapsed, killing four and injuring dozens of Australian athletes - will be attending the 18th Games. Among them are children of the victims, and a record-breaking golfer By Dan Goldberg
The politics of sportsAthletes and politicians inevitably play mixed doubles By Nir Wolf
Zionist poster boysOrganizers of the Maccabiah Games made clever use of graphics to forge an image of the strong, nationalist 'new Jew' - who contrasted sharply with his puny Diaspora cousin By David Rapp
The world is their oysterIsraeli athletes have graced European teams for some time, but the growing globalization of sport also has its downside By Uzi Dann
Root, root, root against the homelandImmigrants to Israel face the dilemma of pulling against their native country during large sporting events like the Maccabiah. But a number of athletes who've hung up old jerseys for the blue and white say there's nothing better than beating the pants off old teammates By Steve Klein
Hometown disadvantageWhile I admit that my aliyah was relatively painless, I am still part of a small, unsung band of Zionists who are the sporting victims of our own idealism By Simon Spungin
They came, they played, they stayedHundreds of Jewish athletes who have come to participate in the Maccabiah have taken the Games' message to heart - and the next logical step was aliyah By Elli Wohlgelernter
A medal in every potEthiopian-born runner Ymar Getahun, and his coach Abebe Gessese, are helping to preserve their birth country's special place in Israeli athletics By Nurit Wurgaft
Beach paddle battleNo one even knows the origins of matkot, but devotees are sure it is deserving of Olympic recognition By Shay Fogelman
Not-so-virtual athletesComputer games are real sports, as far as Israel's top gamers are concerned. Purses at international tournaments can reach $100,000 and millions tune in to watch By Oded Yaron
Out of one, manyA dentist who played in the 1961 Maccabiah Games decided to start a tennis center. Little did he know Israel would become a mini-power in the sport with 14 such facilities By Rami Hipsh
Bringing the Maccabiah to the massesSeveral special events, open to the public, will bring together Israelis and international athletes By Daniel Ben-Tal
The nostalgia of an armchair sports fanIt is a pleasure to relive those days when all the world was against us and yet we prevailed By Michael Handelzalts
10 to watchTen athletes to watch during this year's Maccabiah
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