Former Balad head Azmi Bishara, who fled Israel after allegedly spying for Hezbollah, is campaigning his host country to prevent Israelis from attending the soccer World Cup in November.
Priestman, who will replace coach Guy Matzkin, has competed in archery at three Olympic Games, winning the bronze at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.
Fans of Hapoel Holon Basketball Club meet a shocking display of antisemitism in Bilbao. Club's chairman urges Foreign Ministry to intervene, says "every meeting with Israelis turns into derogatory chants and the throwing of objects."
Basketball player Jared Armstrong, who has undergone a conservative conversion to Judaism, continues to suffer setbacks in his quest to become an Israeli citizen and play for the Hapoel Haifa team.
Judoka Timna Nelson-Levy becomes only the second Israeli woman to win gold in the history of the tournament, following Yael Arad in 1993.
She could have quit or chosen another direction when people called her a tomboy when she was a kid, but she chose to go on and kept going until she won Olympic bronze in Tokyo. Raz Hershko will compete this week in the European Championships and knows exactly what she wants: To be ranked No. 1 in the world.
Two hundred participants learn about Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who saved 800 Jews during the Holocaust and was named Righteous Among the Nations.
The Masters is one of the most important judo competitions in the world after the Olympic Games and World Championships. Dozens of leading judokas are expected to participate in the event, slated to be held in Jerusalem in December.
While Qatar does not have formal relations with Israel, Israeli soccer fans will be allowed to attend the games. Security expert Maj. Gen. (ret.) David Tsur: Israelis need to remember that Qatar is not a "friendly" destination.
"Project Max,"a joint initiative between the Maccabi World Union and Israeli company Sighteer, seeks to create global awareness about and promote the "inspiring story of Jewish sport on social media and the metaverse."