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BREAKING NEWS

10:57
Singer Barbara Streisand to be awarded honorary doctorate by Hebrew University (Haaretz)
10:56
Syrian state media: Regime troops in key strategic town near Lebanese border (AP)
10:46
30 Hezbollah fighters, including brother-in-law of Nasrallah, reportedly killed in Syria (Haaretz)
10:17
Car bombs in mainly Shi'ite district of Baghdad kill at least 14, police and medics say (Reuters)
09:50
Vandals spray paint home of Women of the Wall activist with graffiti reading 'Torah tag' (Haaretz)
09:17
Lapid to NYT: Israel must not halt West Bank settlement construction (Haaretz)
08:32
Shots fired from Syria into Israeli territory; no casualties or damage; Israel notifies UN (Haaretz)
06:31
Death toll rises to 14 after tunnel collapse at Indonesia mine (DPA)
05:42
Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town (AP)
05:05
20-year-old man stabbed in altercation in Haifa (Army Radio)
04:18
Severe tornadoes hit Kansas, Oklahoma; no injuries reported (Reuters)
02:43
30-year-old man drowns to death off coast of Tel Aviv (Haaretz)
02:02
Two truck collision kills one, injures three at Lehavim junction north of Be'er Sheva (Haaretz)
01:36
Militants kill 10 Iraq policemen in checkpoint attacks (Reuters)

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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

Yakov Yan Toumarkin

London 2012 / Swimming / Another day, another letdown

Shapira Bar-Or, Toumarkin both fail to come even close to the semis.

By Tal Ben Ezra | Jul 30, 2012 | 04:50 AM

Valeria Maksyuta falling off the uneven bars during the women’s gymnastics qualification in London.

London 2012 / Artistic gymnastics / Valeria and her terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

It was one of the worst performances of an Israeli gymnast since Limor Fridman at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

By Shaul Adar | Jul 30, 2012 | 04:50 AM

Israel's Shahar Peer returns to Russia's Maria Sharapova in their women's singles tennis match

Shahar Peer loses to Russia's Maria Sharapova, marking end to Israel's disappointing day at the Olympics

Tennis player joins five fellow Israeli athletes who ended their Olympic bid on day two of London 2012.

By Steven Klein | Jul 29, 2012 | 08:11 PM

Valeriia Maksiuta of Israel falls off the asymmetric bars during the women's gymnastics

Disappointing day for Israelis at London 2012, as 5 athletes end Olympic bid

Judoka Golan Pollack, badminton player Misha Zilberman, and swimmers Yakov Toumarkin and swimmer Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or are all eliminated on second day since opening ceremony; women’s artistic gymnast Valeriia Maksiuta ranks last.

By Steven Klein | Jul 29, 2012 | 06:47 PM

Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich in late 2011.

Israeli tennis duo advances to second round at London Olympics

Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich, known as 'AndYoni,' beat their Spanish opponents in straight sets.

By Haaretz Sports Staff | Jul 29, 2012 | 05:15 AM | 2

Israel’s Tommy Arshansky, in blue, on his way to defeat.

London 2012 / Judo / Arshansky impresses in Olympic bow

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.

By Tal Ben Ezra | Jul 29, 2012 | 01:20 AM

Judo semifinal match in London

'Spider' man swings into action

Just 24 hours before making his debut at the Games, Golan Pollack spent Saturday accompanying his friend and fellow judoka Tommy Arshansky.

By Tal Ben Ezra | Jul 29, 2012 | 01:20 AM

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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
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Haaretz Select

People waving Palestinian flags in Ramallah during a rally to support the UN statehood bid

Single democratic state in historic Palestine, take two

A new Palestinian initiative seeks to revive the PLO's old-time strategy, abandoned following the Oslo Accords. It includes Israel's Jewish population, but without calling them by name.

By Amira Hass | Features

Baz Luhrmann, blood libel and a vaguely Jewish Gatsby

By Hephzibah Anderson | Features

The Gospel according to Sand: We are not Jews

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Beyond Masada / Jewish Italy in Jerusalem

By Jacob Solomon | Beyond Masada

Leila Mourad

Big in Tetouan: The Jewish women who pioneered modern Arab music

Upcoming concert is occasion to recall these artists who were honored in the Arab world - but in Israel, not so much.

By Tsafi Saar | Arts & Leisure

The Moroccan Jewish pig farmer preaching peace in Israel

By Danna Harman | Jewish World Features

Culture Fop / Boxing, backstabbing and Broadway’s Jewish golden boy

By Brian Schaefer | Culture Fop

Taking Stock / Lapid let us down

By Guy Rolnik | Business Opinion

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