
From Mundane to Macho: In Israel, Hummus Makes the Man
How did a vegan spread made out of legumes become such a significant component of Israeli masculinity?
How did a vegan spread made out of legumes become such a significant component of Israeli masculinity?
The 28-year-old Olympic medalist said 'the fire had gone out' of her, a year after winning a bronze in Rio
Linoy Ashram is the first Israeli to medal in this category in the world championships
Flicker was bested in the semi-finals by Mikhail Pulyaev of Russia
After a near-four hour match in London, Sela is set to face Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, ranked 11th in world
Shatilov's future as an athlete was in doubt after falling in qualifying routine for Rio Olympics, but Saturday's bronze marks his comeback
Wearing protective snorkels, swimmers from around the world made their way from Jordan to Israel, across one of the earth's saltiest bodies of water.
Yelena Dolinin, 38, running her first marathon, came seventh in the Berlin marathon in a time of 2:35:59, 37 faster than Nili Avramski's previous record,
After bronze-medalist swimmer Inbal Pezaro came in fifth in her final race, this is Israel's most modest harvest in the history of the Games.
The 49-year-old has won medals in six Games since losing a leg in Lebanon in 1987.
Mother of boy named Arad – bronze in Hebrew – takes bronze medal.
Like in previous cases, Arab team forfeits game; Israel drew its first game with Japan, 1-1, with Israeli Arab scoring goal.
The problem in Israeli sports is not the amount allocated for judo but a conceptual one, much more complex than an empty declaration about money which garners numerous likes on Facebook.
Despite scandal over coach's alleged violence toward team member, athletes pull off stellar performance and put Israel in finals for third time in a row.
Born in Kenya, but now running for Israel, Lonah Chemtai Korlima thought Israelis would be more sympathetic after her Rio dream ended on the 33rd kilometer.
Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko has made it to the Rio finals after finishing fourth for Ukraine at the 2012 London Olympics.
Sasson beats Cuba's Mendoza over a penalty call, after losing to French legend Teddy Riner in tense semifinal match; in earlier round, Sasson beat Egyptian rival, who roiled spectators by refusing to shake his hand.
Sasson holds his own against Teddy Riner, but finally loses by a wazari. He will go on to fight for bronze against Cuban Alex Garcia Mendoza. Egyptian el-Shahabi refused to shake hands after an earlier match.
Egyptian media had reported that Islam el-Shahabi may forfeit the match completely, but in the end he chose to just snub the Israeli.
Yarden Gerbi lauds her fellow judoka Yael Arad, who won a silver in 1992 at Barcelona.
Muki finishes fifth after losing to Georgia's Lasha Shavdatuashvili in the bronze medal match.
Golan Pollack, who won a bronze at last year's world championships, loses to his Zambian rival, while Gili Cohen is defeated by an opponent from Mauritius.
At hearing called by International Olympic Committee, Lebanese delegation head says incident was a misunderstanding, but tells Lebanese newspaper he has the right to prevent another team from joining them.
Israeli gymnast Shatilov and swimmers Nevo and Ivry fail to break into finals, despite historic first appearance by female swimming team.
The Lebanese team barred the Israeli athletes from boarding the shuttle. An Israeli coach expresses 'shock' over the 'diplomatic incident.'
Yael Arad discusses keeping her eye on the prize despite multiple obstacles that forced her to set off alone, hone her skills abroad and overcome the demons in her head.
Israel's leading tennis player was no match for Spain's David Ferrer, who is ranked 14th in the world.
The medal earned at the contest in Holon makes room for optimism ahead of the Olympics in Rio two months from now.
Israeli-born Schlesinger, who switched from competing for Israel at the end of 2014, bested her Israeli rival in 54 seconds.
Judokas seen as having the best chance to win a medal, as could the women’s rhythmic gymnasts if they really shine.