Posts Tagged: Israel Olympics
Donald Sanford, American-Israeli Runner Qualifies Last Minute for London 2012 (VIDEO)
25 year old American Israeli athlete Donald Sanford secured his spot in the Israeli delegation for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games, set to kick off...
Reflecting on the 1972 Munich Olympics
Forty years ago, Palestinian "Black September" terrorists murdered 11 Israeli team members during the Olympic Games in Munich. Although the International Olympic Committee...
Cantorial “Ambassadors” Recognize the New Germany
Even as Germany has edged closer to being the icon of high culture it once was, echoes of the Holocaust still affect its foreign...
British House of Commons Considers Minute of Silence for Slain Israeli Athletes
Tessa Jowell, a British Member of Parliament, is urging her fellow lawmakers to hold a minute of silence this summer, in honor of the Israeli...
US House Committee Seeks Tribute to Israelis Slain at ’72 Olympics
A U.S. House of Representatives panel is urging the International Olympic Committee to pay tribute to 11 Israeli team members killed by Palestinian...
Ahmadinejad Wants to Attend London Olympics Despite Being Barred
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wants to attend the London Olympic Games to be "beside Iranian athletes," but that so far the British authorities are not...
U.S. Representatives Call for Moment of Silence at London Olympics to Mark Munich Massacre
An Israeli petition to the International Olympic Committee for a moment of silence at this summer's Olympic games in London, in honor of the Israelis...
High Expectations for Israeli Windsurfer at London Olympics
Israeli windsurfer Lee Korzits, 28, will compete in this year's London Summer Olympic Games. If she reaches the podium, she will be the third Israeli...
Israeli Athlete Adds Name to Olympic List in London
Misha Zilberman qualified for the London Olypmics as Israel's first representative in the Badminton event. Last month, standing 1,500 ranking points outside of the final qualifying...
IOC Says No to Moment of Silence for Israelis Killed at Munich Games
A push from the widows of two of the eleven Israelis killed at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, to honor the dead through a...
Two Generations of Athletes Emerge From Judea and Samaria
Noad Lahat and Bat El Geterer are known for their achievements in international sports competitions, and are today considered veteran athletes in...
