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Dudi Digmi named Mr. Israel for second year in a row and is set to represent the country in the Mr. Universe competition next year.

Team Israel Start-Up Nation is also making history as the first Israel-based and owned team to compete in the Tour de France.

"For a Jew to play for team Auschwitz is a shameful stab in the back for millions," rabbi says. Captain of Israel’s ice hockey team Eliezer Sherbatov: My goal is to lift the cup so people can cheer a Jewish hockey player.

Holocaust survivor Shaul Ladany, the world record holder in the 50-mile walk, was thrust into one of sports' greatest tragedies and a seminal moment in modern history.

Persian Gulf state is keen to host major sporting events and has already welcomed several world athletics championships and is slated to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Several other countries have expressed an interest for the 2032 summer Olympics including Indonesia, Australia, India and Germany.

Hapoel Beersheba players took to the soccer field this week wearing shirts bearing the names of the 13 women who fell prey to domestic violence since the beginning of the year.

In wake of backlash, DeSean Jackson deletes post that included references to Hitler and a claim that white Jews "will blackmail America."

Some of the 26 athletes lost limbs to the various rounds of violence between Israel and Hamas, the terrorist group that rules Gaza. 

“Today it is safer to be in Israel more than anywhere else, especially for a black person,” says former Maccabi Tel Aviv player Derrick Sharp at event hosted by Israeli consulate.