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'I'm happy to have been able to do it in front of the Israeli crowd, which is the best in the world,' says Baruch Shmailov

Shlomi Barzel, the Israel Football Association’s Head of Communications, responded to the anti-Israel incidents at the Doha tournament, telling JNS: “Every boycott is sinful for the real purpose of sport—to bring people together, to connect, to bridge gaps and to play by uniform rules.

'Every boycott is sinful for the real purpose of sport—to bring people together.'

The UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) volunteer organization sent a formal complaint to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) this past week, calling on them to take action towards eradicating discrimination in sport, following numerous anti-Israel incidents last month at an official FIFA event. In a letter addressed to Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, Secretary-General…

Jewish Ledger Israeli contenders rake in international gold medals By Abigail Klein Leichman  (Israel21C via JNS) Judoka Peter Paltchik, 28, was crowned European Judo Champion on Nov. 21 in Prague. Tal Flicker won the silver medal. Israeli windsurfer Yoav Cohen, 21, won the 2020 European Windsurfing Champion, held in Portugal on Nov. 24. Shahar Zubari, a member of Israel’s Olympic sailing team, won a silver, as did Israeli teammate Katy Spychakov in the women’s category. This was Zubari’s fifth European Championship medal. Zubari (also spelled Tzuberi) also won t...