Olympics
Maccabiah 2026 launched in Tel Aviv under theme 'More Than Ever'
The road to Maccabiah 2026 began in Tel Aviv this week with a launch ceremony that unveiled the “More Than Ever” theme and announced the torchbearers for the opening event.
Maccabiah launches five-day sports festival at Expo Tel Aviv
Israel Olympics icon Yael Arad awarded Chaim Herzog prize
Italian author Erri De Luca: ‘I am prepared to lose everything’ for backing Israel
Olympics committee defends sale of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games
Jewish organizations condemned the IOC after a 1936 Berlin Olympics T-shirt sold out online, saying the Games were used to legitimize Hitler’s regime.
Israel’s bobsled team is chasing more than medals in its first Olympic outing in Milan
Adam “AJ” Edelman is the first Orthodox Jewish athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics, and now the first Israeli to qualify for the Games in two sports.
Milano Cortina Olympics: Israel's delegation, ICE, and event's security measures spark debate
About 6,000 Italian security units are stationed to secure the event.
Chappell Roan drops representation over Epstein connections
LA28 no longer represents Chappel Roan, who dropped the agency after revelations of a relationship between the Olympics Chief and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Italian police fire tear gas, water cannons at protesters outside of Milan Winter Olympics
Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people joined protests for the Olympics' social, economic, and environmental impacts at several different Olympic venues.
Israeli Winter Games bobsled team's apartment robbed, passports taken
According to the Associated Press, Edelman, the bobsled team's pilot who posted the announcement, was not at the site of the robbery, but the team's coach, Itamar Shprinz, was.
‘All Moms Lie’ and winter dramas: New sports stories to watch on Israeli television
TV Time: "All Moms Lie" is a rare case where the series is better than the promos would have you believe.
Olympic torch carried by leading ballet dancer arrives in Milan to cheers, protests
A small group of demonstrators flew Palestinian flags on the edge of the square in solidarity with Gaza, and on Thursday morning, Greenpeace staged a protest in front of Milan's gothic cathedral.
Israel’s Olympic delegation embrace winter challenge
In Milano Cortina, Israel’s winter athletes will aim to leave a lasting impression – one run, skate, and slide at a time with nine Olympians and one Paralympian competing.
Jewish and Israeli athletes to watch in the 2026 Winter Olympics
Israel will send nine athletes to Milan for the 2026 Olympic Games, its second-largest delegation at its ninth Winter Olympics.
