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BREAKING NEWS

15:09
Iran electoral watchdog hints at Rafsanjani rejection (Reuters)
14:34
Police declare shootout with bank robbers over (Haaretz)
13:53
Four dead, other held hostage in Be'er Sheva bank robbery
13:25
Five Israelis seriously wounded during armed robbery of bank in Be'er Sheva (Haaretz)
11:42
Egyptian army sends tanks to Sinai after kidnapping of seven policemen, state media says (Reuters)
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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)
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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)
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Death toll rises to 14 after tunnel collapse at Indonesia mine (DPA)
05:42
Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town (AP)
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20-year-old man stabbed in altercation in Haifa (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

Gal Nevo during a training swin on Friday.

London 2012 / Swimming / Disappointment in the pool

Israeli swimmers failed to make a splash on the first day of competition in the pool at the London Olympics on Saturday.

By Uzi Dann | Jul 29, 2012 | 01:20 AM

Alex Shatilov celebrating after taking the bronze medal in 2011.

London 2012 / Artistic Gymnastics / Shatilov set to make two finals

Unless there are some major surprises in the third qualification group, he will progress to the final of the overall competition and the floor event.

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

Israel's flag bearer Shahar Zubari leads the contingent in Olympics opening ceremony

Windsurfer Zubari leads out Israel at London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony

With a dyed-blue Star of David shaven into his hair, Israeli windsurfer Shahar Zubari leads out 38-strong Israeli delegation.

By Haaretz | Jul 28, 2012 | 01:06 AM | 3

Memorializing the Munich 11.

Debunking the Palestinian claim that a moment of silence for Munich victims is 'racist'

The Palestinian refusal to support a moment of silence for the 11 slain Israeli athletes from the 1972 Munich Olympics under grounds that it is 'racist' prompts laughter of the tragic sort.

By Mira Sucharov | Jul 27, 2012 | 08:14 PM | 10

The river Thames in London, the Olympics host, July 27, 2012.

More than 20,000 Londoners hold moment of silence for Munich

The British Zionist Federation's 'Minute for Munich' marked by people in venues across London, in memory of the 11 Israeli athletes killed in the 1972 Munich Olympics; slain commemorated in Los Angeles ceremony.

By JTA | Jul 27, 2012 | 04:13 PM | 11

Alice Schlesinger and her partner/coach, Pavel Musin, during a week-long training camp in Spain

The judoka that carries the hope of Israel

Alice Schlesinger will fight in the 63kg category at the Olympics next Tuesday. Ahead of the Games, Haaretz visited her grueling training camp in Spain and met the wannabe champion and her coach-life partner Pavel Musin.

By Itay Meirson | Jul 27, 2012 | 11:19 AM

Haile Satayin

A brief history of Israel at the Games

Some memorable moments, and one horrific tragedy.

By Haaretz | Jul 27, 2012 | 06:09 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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Haaretz Select

Graffiti reading "Women of the Wall are wicked" and "Torah tag" outside home of Peggy Cidor, May 20,

Inciting graffiti spray-painted outside home of Women of the Wall activist

Grafitti reading 'Torah tag' and 'Women of the Wall are wicked' was painted on a wall leading up to the apartment of Peggy Cidor, a longstanding member of the board of Women of the Wall.

By Judy Maltz | National | 4

Baz Luhrmann, blood libel and a vaguely Jewish Gatsby

By Hephzibah Anderson | Features

Aborted yeshiva cuts show Israel can’t wish its minorities away

By Aluf Benn | Opinion

Single democratic state in historic Palestine, take two

By Amira Hass | Features | 9

Habiba Msika, Zohra El Fassia, Leila Mourad, Raymonde Abecassis, Line Monty

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 Gospel according to Sand: We are not Jews

By Ofer Aderet | Books | 28

This day in Jewish history / Fans say goodbye to comic Gilda Radner

By David B. Green | This Day in Jewish History

The Moroccan Jewish pig farmer preaching peace in Israel

By Danna Harman | Jewish World Features

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