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BREAKING NEWS

15:25
Khamenei: Iran will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa if attacked (Reuters)
13:54
Obama: We must push through the 'breaches of faith' on both sides (Haaretz)
13:52
Obama: Settlement activity not appropriate or constructive to advancing peace (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Two-state solution still possible, only chance for peace and success (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Israel and Palestinians must make this leap together (Haaretz)
13:43
Obama: U.S. committed to the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine (Haaretz)
13:39
Obama: Palestinians deserve a future, a home, a state of their own (Haaretz)
13:37
Abbas: Palestinians ready to implement commitments in order to launch the peace process (Haaretz)
13:36
Abba to Obama: Palestinian people have made a miracle and rose from the Nakba (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital is possible (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Peace impossible under violence and occupation (Haaretz)
13:11
Syria hands over captured Lebanese soldier, state TV reports (AP)
12:31
Syrian rebels have reportedly overrun several towns near the Israeli border (Reuters)
12:18
Report: Ramallah protesters hold up shoes, call Obama to leave Palestine (Haaretz)
11:49
Police arrests Acre resident suspected of smuggling heroin from Lebanon (Haaretz)

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London 2012

Israel's real medal hopes for London 2012: the Paralympics delegation

Meet the 25 athletes representing Israel in the London Paralympics, which run from Aug. 29 through Sept. 9.
By Haaretz
Paralympics / London 2012 / Hawking, Pistorius open festivities at biggest competition in Games history

Wheelchair-bound physicist Stephen Hawking and South Africa's "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius were among the luminaries on hand for the opening.
By Reuters
Olympic roundup / An honorable performance for Team Israel at London 2012

Notwithstanding the failures, Israel can be proud of its showing in London; WATCH: Games close with a bang.
By Arie Livnat
In London 2012, Israel stumbled, but the Olympics soared

The defeat of some of Israel's top athletes, like windsurfer Lee Korzits, judoka Arik Ze'evi and gymnast Alex Shatilov is a symptom of the state of Israeli sports.
By Uzi Dann

Israelis in the Olympics

Lee Korzits sails during the first race of the women's RS-X sailing class.

'Lion from Zion' Korzits roars into second in women's RS:X at Olympics

Israeli windsurfer ranks second after race eight, trailing Spanish leader, Marina Alabau Neira, by just three points; 'The truth is that I really, really had fun just now,' says Lee Korzits.

By Uzi Dann | Aug 5, 2012 | 01:25 AM

An Olympic shooting athlete trains for the 10-meter air rifle event.

Israeli shooter misses his mark, finishes Olympic run

Israeli tennis duo AndYoni also bowed out on Thursday; swimmer Yakov Toumarkin finishes in 7th place to become most successful Israeli Olympic swimmer.

By Steven Klein | Aug 3, 2012 | 02:01 PM

Shahar Zubari in action.

London 2012 / Sailing / It wasn't their day

Zubari out of medals picture as Korzits drops a notch.

By Tal Ben Ezra | Aug 3, 2012 | 05:19 AM

Yakov Toumarkin.

Finishing 7th, Toumarkin becomes Israel's most successful Olympic swimmer

Israeli swimmer Yakov Toumarkin arrives 7th in the 200-meter backstroke Olympic finals.

By Steven Klein | Aug 2, 2012 | 10:32 PM

Israel's Andy Ram (L) and Jonathan Erlich (R) during their second round men's double tennis match.

Israel's Andy Ram, Yoni Erlich lose in Olympics tennis quarterfinals

Americans Bob and Mike Bryan, the number-one pair in the world, advanced to the men’s doubles semifinals with a hard fought defeat of the Israelis 7-6 (4), 7-6 (10); Israeli sailor Lee Korzits finishes sixth race 11th, ranks third overall.

By Steven Klein | Aug 2, 2012 | 04:58 PM

Veteran Israeli judoka Ariel 'Arik' Zeevi pauses during a training session in the city of Netanya

Israeli judoka Arik Ze'evi knocked out of match, ending his Olympic bid

Ze'evi signaled his concession after 43 seconds, leaving the Israeli TV announcers, as well as, spectators, and fans in shock.

By Haaretz | Aug 2, 2012 | 12:17 PM

Spain's Aschwin Wildeboer Faber, Russia's Vladimir Morozov and Israel's Toumarkin, July 29, 2012.

Yakov Toumarkin becomes second Israeli in history to get through to Olympics swimming finals

Swimmer Toumarkin gets through to men's 200 meter back-stroke finals; Swimmer Gal Nevo finishes fourth in his heat of the semifinal of the men's 200m individual medley, finishing tenth overall.

By Simon Spungin | Aug 1, 2012 | 10:18 PM

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Olympics News

Britain’s Jonnie Peacock, right, celebrating after winning the men’s 100m.

Paralympics / London 2012 Peacock wins men's 100m, Pistorius 4th

Peacock stormed out of the blocks and finished five hundredths of a second outside the world record in a time of 10.90.

By Reuters, AP | Sep 7, 2012 | 09:10 AM

Zaqout training in Gaza City in May.

Gaza Paralympians confident of success at London Paralympics

Wheelchair-bound Khamis Zaqout from Gaza, who lost the use of his legs while working on a building site in Israel two decades ago, is Palestine's best hope for a Paralympic medal in London.

By Reuters | Aug 16, 2012 | 05:07 AM

Spain's Aschwin Wildeboer Faber, Russia's Vladimir Morozov and Israel's Toumarkin, July 29, 2012.

Russian sports chief accuses U.K. of unfair play

Mutko's comments came as the Russians faced the prospect of their worst finish on the medal table since they entered the 1952 Games as the Soviet Union.

By Reuters | Aug 12, 2012 | 02:58 AM

Jamaica’s men’s 4x100-meter relay team posing next to a board displaying their world record time

London 2012 / Athletics / Bolt gets sixth gold as Jamaica runs riot; Russia takes 4 golds

Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago won a first men's throwing event for the Caribbean with javelin gold.

By DPA | Aug 12, 2012 | 02:58 AM

The Olympic Stadium and the Arcelor Mittal Orbit tower

London 2012 / Soccer / Peralta double takes Mexico to first-time gold

Oribe Peralta put Mexico ahead after 28 seconds and added the team's second in the 75th minute with a header, before Hulk replied for Brazil in stoppage time.

By Reuters | Aug 12, 2012 | 02:58 AM

Mo Farah

London 2012 / Men's 5,000m / Brilliant Farah seals golden double

Taking the lead with 700 meters to go, Farah staved off all challenges and, riding incessant howls of encouragement, swept away on the home straight.

By DPA | Aug 12, 2012 | 02:58 AM

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Haaretz Select

Yityish Aynaw, the first woman of Ethiopian origin to be crowned 'Miss Israel'.

Black trailblazers Obama and beauty queen Aynaw to talk about ... Pollard?

Have Israeli leaders co-opted the country's beauty queen to raise the issue of Jonathan Pollard with President Obama because she is Ethiopian? Do they think Obama will reconsider Pollard just because another black person asks him to?

By Sarah Hankins | Opinion | 3

David's Harp / Yair Lapid: New politics, or just born yesterday?

By David Rosenberg | David's Harp

Someone Else's Simcha / Amit and Nili's wedding - Don't stop believing

By Ron Ben-Tovim | Someone Else's Simcha

Israel's yummy girl just wants to have some fun

By Amy Klein | Arts & Leisure

The Gatekeepers

In a flurry of telegrams, Israeli diplomats respond to 'The Gatekeepers'

From their bases across the world, Israeli ambassadors grapple with international screenings of the controversial Oscar-nominated film, debating whether or not, at its core, the film is anti-Israel.

By Barak Ravid | Diplomacy & Defense | 16

The superstar accountant: Yaron Zelekha's crusade to save Israel from itself

By Asher Schechter | Features

Culture Fop / Obama’s wet 'n' wild Spring Break 2013

By Brian Schaefer | Culture Fop

Capitalism's dark side

By Erez Zadok | Business Opinion

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