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With clock ticking, Israel moves to resolve passport crisis for Winter Olympians
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (624+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel With just days until the deadline, Israel took a key step Wednesday to enable more than half of its Winter Olympics delegation to be…...
International tennis games to return to Israel in February for 1st time since Oct. 7
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (456+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 772 Israel's national tennis team will host Davis Cups playoff games at home in February for the first time since the Hamas invasion of October 7, 2023, which sparked the war in Gaza, the Israel Tennis Association announced on…...
Israel’s Omri Haviv wins jiu-jitsu gold as Kazakh rival disqualified for illegal kick
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (515+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 764 Israel's Omri Haviv won a gold medal at the Jiu-jitsu World Championships in Bangkok on Friday after his Kazakh rival was disqualified for an illegal kick and then refused to shake his hand. The clash came…...
Indonesia defends decision to ban Israeli gymnasts after Olympic Committee pushback
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (476+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 748 Indonesia understands the consequences of its decision to prevent Israeli gymnasts from participating in a world championship event held in Jakarta, its sports minister said on Thursday, adding that the move was designed to maintain public…...
Olympics chiefs seeks to bar Indonesia from hosting sports events over ban of Israelis
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (591+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 747 Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel The International Olympic Committee (IOC) called on Wednesday for Indonesia to be banned from hosting any international sporting events after it refused the entry…...
IOC expresses ‘great concern’ over Indonesian ban on Israeli gymnasts
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (400+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 743 The International Olympic Committee on Friday hit out at the Indonesian government's refusal to issue visas for Israeli athletes at the upcoming gymnastics World Championships. Last week, Indonesian authorities denied Israeli gymnasts entry visas for the…...
Israeli gymnasts remain excluded from world championship after court rejects request
3+ mon, 11+ hour ago (589+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 739 Israel's gymnasts will not be able to compete at the upcoming world championships in Indonesia after sport's highest court on Tuesday rejected requests from the Israeli federation (IGF) to "guarantee the participation" of its team. Indonesian…...
Israel Gymnastics Federation appeals Indonesia’s decision to bar its athletes
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (464+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 737 The Israel Gymnastics Federation said Saturday that it was appealing Indonesia's decision to block the country's gymnasts from competing in a world championship, calling the move by the world's largest Muslim-majority country "outrageous." The Southeast Asian…...
Indonesia to block Israeli team from gymnastics world championships in Jakarta
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (908+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 735 JAKARTA, Indonesia " Indonesia will block Israeli athletes from competing at the upcoming gymnastics world championships in Jakarta, officials said Friday, claiming that the sport's international governing body supports the decision. The decision to deny visas to…...