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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

14:44
Obama: Reports U.S. ready for war in Syria are exaggerated (Reuters)
14:15
Syria state TV says explosion hits military depot (AP)
14:05
Knesset rejects bill that would recognize that cannabis has medical uses (Ch. 10)
13:52
Karzai suspends talks with U.S. over Taliban move (AP)
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Dagan: The sooner we enter dialogue, the better for Israel (Haaretz)
13:14
Rabinovich: Israel has lost the moral ground, Hawking boyvott not an isolated case (Haaretz)
13:10
Dagan: Should we wait for Hamas to take over the West Bank? (Haaretz)
13:08
Kurtzer: Israel shouldn't dig itself into deeper holes by building in settlements (Haaretz)
13:01
Syria TV: Military depot hit in Latakia blast (Reuters)
12:40
Former Mossad chief: Israel must take initiative with Arab world (Haaretz)
12:38
Blast hits Syrian port city of Latakia (Reuters)
12:05
UN: Syria civil war pushes number of world refugees, displaced people up to 45.2 million (Reuters)
11:00
Peres presents Clinton with Israel's highest civil distinction (Haaretz)
08:54
Israel arrests eight Palestinians overnight in the West Bank (Haaretz)
08:51
Gaza rockets fired towards Israel, no damage or injuries reported (Army Radio)

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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

Israel's Ram (top, R), Erlich volley against Federer and Wawrinka (bottom, R), August 1, 2012.

Israel's AndYoni stun Federer, Wawrinka in Olympic tennis

Israel's Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich – known locally as AndYoni - are into the quarterfinals of the men's doubles tennis; Israel swimmer Yakov Toumarkin becomes second Israeli in history to get through to an Olympics swimming final.

By Simon Spungin | Aug 1, 2012 | 08:36 PM

France's Gévrise Emane, in white, competes with Israel's Alice Schlesinger

Israel's Alice Schlesinger falls in Olympic judo repechage

Judoka finishes ranked seventh after match against France's Gévrise Émane; sailor Nufar Edelman moves up slightly from 35th to 29th after third race; windsurfer Shahar Zubari ranks 12th.

By Steven Klein | Jul 31, 2012 | 03:32 PM

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WATCH: Israel's historic dash for Olympic glory

In its short history, Israel has managed to make a mark on the Summer Olympic Games.

By Mordechai I. Twersky | Jul 31, 2012 | 03:00 PM

Richter

London 2012 / Shooting / Richter after just missing final: 'I feel like crying'

The Israeli shooter will try to reach the final of the 50-meter rifle prone competition.

By Shaul Adar, Tal Ben Ezra | Jul 31, 2012 | 04:06 AM

Palelashvili, in white, fighting with Turkey’s Sezer Huysuz

London 2012 / Judo / World champ ends Palelashvili's run

A diplomatic flap almost occurred earlier in the morning when the Israeli delegation found a Palestinian flag in its room.

By Tal Ben Ezra | Jul 31, 2012 | 04:06 AM

Amit Ivry on her way to the bronze medal at the European Championships last month.

Israeli swimmer Amit Ivry finishes in 13th place in Olympic semifinals

Ivry is first Israeli woman to reach Olympic swimming semifinals; Gal Nevo does not advance to semifinals after finishing men's 200-meter medley in 32nd place.

By Steve Klein | Jul 30, 2012 | 11:36 PM

Amit Ivri with the bronze medal she won in the European Swimming Championships, May 25, 2012.

Israeli athletes Richter, Palelashvili eliminated on third day of Olympics

Swimmer Amit Ivry advances to women's 200-meter semifinals; Gal Nevo finshes 200-meter medley in 32nd place, will not advance to semifinals.

By Steven Klein | Jul 30, 2012 | 01:28 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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	China	38	27	22
	Great Britain	29	17	19

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Haaretz Select

Peres, Streisand, Clinton and Netanyahu in J'lem, June 2013.

Celebrating Peres, but not the personality cult that surrounds him

While I admire the Peres vision of peace and normalization, I am repulsed by the disconnectedness and ego of his NIS 11 million cost of the Presidential Conference

By Uri Misgav | Opinion | 5

Social democracy comes at a price. Are Israelis willing to pay it?

By Meirav Arlosoroff | Business | 2

Sailing the flagship of Israeli art

By Ellie Armon Azoulay | Arts & Leisure

Can the Middle East escape dictatorship?

By Khaled Diab | Opinion

A demonstration in Diyarbakir following steps toward peace in March.

Turkish Kurds cling to peace despite Syrian civil war

Many Kurds in Syria are thought to be fighting with Assad, but their counterparts in Turkey are largely staying out of the fight even if their government is not.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Middle East

Iran's bomb, Israel's settlements: Can you spot the differences? (A Self-Test)

By Bradley Burston | A Special Place in Hell | 9

Fiasco on the Golan: UN lays bare its peacekeeping irrelevance for Israel

By James Kirchick | Opinion | 13

Tone of SNL’s 'Really!?!' marks Clinton’s queries on Israeli peace perceptions

By Chemi Shalev | West of Eden | 4

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