Israeli-American Emily Austin, 22, encourages US athletes to visit the Jewish state. Emily Austin, an Israeli-American sports broadcaster and social-media influencer, last visited Israel almost a year ago. So it was high time for another visit, the 22-year-old told JNS, when the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer invited her …
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The embrace of the Palestinian cause by Morocco’s team and many Arab fans shows the gap between their governments’ appreciation of Israel and popular opinion. (JNS) While only a minority of Americans is closely following the World Cup soccer championships, the rest of the world, as it does every four …
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Left-leaning Israeli journalists say their experience in Doha has sobered them to the reality of the Israeli-Arab conflict. It was supposed to be a “New Middle East,” one in which the voices of the people override those of belligerent governments, resulting in regional reconciliation based on mutual benefit. But Israelis …
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The Palestinians are broke, and they blame Israel. But they’ve still got enough to stay at the fanciest digs in Doha. The Palestinian Authority is broke. Despite receiving billions in foreign aid (more per capita, in fact, than Europe received under the Marshal Plan following World War II), the Palestinian …
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Crowd boos and jeers as players sing, some with their eyes closed; Iranian fans seen crying in stadium; pro-government fans harass anti-government soccer supporters Iran’s team sang the national anthem ahead of their World Cup game against Wales in Qatar on Friday, days after the players remained silent in apparent …
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The World Chess Federation refused to even address the BDS demands, and none of the participating nations pulled out. The World Chess Federation (FIDA) refused to even respond to a letter demanding that it relocate this year’s World Chess Championship from Jerusalem, the capital of the host nation Israel. The …
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South American heavyweights, coming off a 36-win streak that included winning Copa America, fall 2-1 in stunner seen as one of biggest-ever in global soccer tournament LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle of the soccer pitch, looking stone-faced as …
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While the US has two Jewish players, that’s about it; Israel will not be at tournament again, but thousands of Israelis could take advantage of a rare opportunity to visit Qatar JTA — It’s a World Cup like no other in recent memory — starting in late November. That’s because …
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Alex Laziness may miss the next match of Atlanta. Center Atlanta Alex Laziness was injured in the match against Portland. As reports the Internet-the edition Regnews33.ru with reference to the Correspondent, the Ukrainian got ankle injury and his participation in the upcoming game against Denver remains in doubt. Match with …
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“Atlanta” has won with the score 125:121. Ukrainian basketball player “the Atlanta haws” Alex Sloth had a great game in the NBA championship against “the Denver nuggets”. Laziness played 22 minutes, scored 17 points, had seven rebounds, gave one assist and made one block-shot. The Ukrainian made eight shots, six …
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