For the last "classic" Olympic games, Israel's is pinning its hopes on gymnasts, runners, and swimmers – sports in which it has no Olympic track record.

The online dating site started in 2001 as Frumster, geared to Orthodox couples, but was renamed in 2012 when it expanded to the broader Jewish community. The website's staff will select the best stories to be entered in a raffle for two round-trips, economy class plane tickets to Israel of up to $2,000 value.

National oil company worries that ruling by Federal Supreme Court will put it at risk of major fines for violating US sanctions.

There is no difference between a ban on waving Israeli flags in public and a ban on wearing the kippah. They both amount to a submission to terrorism and collaboration with the enemies of Israel and the Jews.