Olympics
WATCH: Maccabiah opening ceremony kicks off in Jerusalem, thousands of athletes in attendance
Both President Herzog and Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the crowd during the ceremony, bidding the Jews who had come from around the world a warm “welcome home.”
Maccabiah 2026 launched in Tel Aviv under theme 'More Than Ever'
Maccabiah launches five-day sports festival at Expo Tel Aviv
Israel Olympics icon Yael Arad awarded Chaim Herzog prize
Jewish Australian Jemima Montag wins bronze in the 20-km racewalk
Montag, 26, finished the race in 1:26:25, six seconds behind the Spanish silver medalist and 31 seconds behind the Chinese winner.
Israel's Raz Hershko takes Women's Judo heavyweight silver medal at the Olympics
Hershko has become 3rd Israeli medal winner at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with all of them in judo.
American Jewish teen Claire Weinstein wins silver medal in 4×200-meter freestyle relay
Weinstein, 17, swam the first leg of the US team’s relay, helping the group take second place with a time of 7:40.86, more than two seconds behind first-place Australia.
US women's foil squad takes gold in Paris Olympics
Maia Weintraub and Jackie Dubrovich are among an outsized crop of Jewish fencers on the United States’ Paris team.
Jewish rugby player Sarah Levy wins bronze medal in historic US victory
Sarah Levy, who had also competed in the JCC Maccabi Games as a teenager, earned the medal alongside the US team’s Jewish assistant coach, former Olympic athlete Zack Test.
Antisemitic protestors chant 'Heil Hitler' during Israel-Paraguay soccer match at Paris Olympics
Protesters chanted “Heil Hitler” and waved Palestinian flags during Israel’s soccer match against Paraguay at the Paris Olympics. The Paris public prosecutor opened an investigation in response.
Nick Itkin wins bronze in Paris, becoming first of Jewish fencers to medal
Itkin is one of six fencers out of 20 on the US team in Paris who are Jewish or come from Jewish families.
Jewish Australian paddler Jessica Fox wins second career Olympic gold medal
Jessica Fox’s Jewish mother and coach, Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, was a bronze medalist in the event for France at the 1996 Olympics after not placing in 1992.
Plague-infected letter mailed to France’s interior minister amid heightened security concerns
The letter, containing black powder and racist remarks, tested positive for the bubonic plague.
Algeria’s judoka Olympic competitor accused of avoiding competing with Israel
Algeria’s Redouane Messaoud Dris, 22, had been scheduled to compete in the -73kg category against Israel’s Tohar Butbul on Monday, but was found to weigh above the 73kg limit.
