19-year-old taekwondo fighter wins Israel’s first Olympic medal in Tokyo
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Avishag Semberg, a 19-year-old taekwondo fighter, won bronze in the women’s under 49 kg category on Saturday, giving Israel its…
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How Israel became a judo powerhouse
by Cnaan Liphshiz TEL AVIV (JTA) — When he immigrated to Israel from his native Ukraine in the early 1990s, judo master Igor Romanitsky was…
How the Jewish world is responding to Ben & Jerry’s decision to exit Israeli settlements
by JTA Staff (JTA) — Kosher supermarkets are rethinking their inventory. Politicians are emptying their freezers. And the foreign minister of Israel is vowing to…
Tokyo Olympics: All the Jewish athletes to watch
by Emily Burack (JTA) — The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally happening, a full year after they were planned. And yes, they’re still being called the…
Incendiary balloons from Gaza prompt new Israeli airstrikes, days into new government
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — After balloons filled with incendiary material were sent from Gaza into the Israeli countryside, Israel’s military said it launched a…