The Iranian athlete who escaped his country’s tyranny to compete against his Israeli opponent is ‘story of bravery, friendship against all odds, and the true spirit of sport.’
Ex-major leaguer Kevin Youkilis rebuked the NFL’s DeSean Jackson and his defender, ex-NBA player Stephen Jackson, for the Jew-hatred they whipped up on social media.
An Israeli Druze won the Bronze medal at the Thai Boxing Championships after a Palestinian competitor was forced to forfeit rather than compete with an Israeli.
Israel’s team of athletes wore some of the best outfits during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games on Friday night.
The Palestinians will do anything to harm Israel, and are even abusing the basic values of international sportsmanship and the spirit upon which Olympic sports are founded to do so.
Athletics was the delegation’s most successful sport, with the Israelis winning 12 medals in the different competitions -one gold, six silvers and five bronzes.