Israeli national soccer team star s family robbed at gunpoint
PSV Eindhoven striker Eran Zahavi pulls out of Dutch first division match after robbers reportedly break into family s Amsterdam home, tying family members, cutting wife s hair and hitting a child
Nadav Zenziper |
Published: 05.09.21 , 18:58
Israeli national soccer team striker Eran Zahavi pulled out of a Dutch first division game on Sunday after his family was reportedly robbed at gunpoint.
Zahavi already traveled with his side PSV Eindhoven to an Eredivisie (Dutch first division) away match against Willem II when his team announced on its Twitter account the striker was not included in the final listing for the match due to personal reasons .
Israel extends Green Pass for vaccinated through end of 2021
Extension, which Health Ministry says was made over continued decline in cases and projected efficacy of vaccine, comes as ministers approve increasing attendance limits at sports and culture events for Green Pass holders
Adir Yanko |
Published: 05.05.21 , 17:00
The Health Ministry announced Wednesday that it will be extending the Green Pass for those who are either vaccinated against or who recovered from coronavirus until December 2021.
The certificate grants its holders access to certain events and venues.
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A statement from the ministry said that the extension was made under the order of Health Minister Yuli Edelstein following a continued decline in morbidity and assessments that the vaccines protection can last at least until the end of the year.
Israeli soccer gets its first trans woman referee
Sapir Berman says she has received support from both her family and league officials, with players and fans starting to address her as a woman, even if they don’t always like her calls
Associated Press |
Published: 04.27.21 , 17:56
An Israeli soccer referee has come out as transgender and is living and enforcing the rules of the game as a woman.
Sapir Berman said Tuesday she has received the support of her family, the local referees union and Israeli and international soccer officials.
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She said even players and fans have begun to address her as a woman, even if they don t always like her calls on the field.
Iran s exiled judoka lands in Israel ahead of Tel Aviv competition
Saeid Mollaei touches ground ahead of prestigious Judo Grand Slam tournament this week where he will represent Mongolia; he fled Iran after refusing to throw fight to avoid facing Israel s Sagi Muki at Tokyo Judo World Championship
Oren Aharoni |
Published: 02.15.21 , 11:49
An Iranian judoka who fled his country after refusing to avoid Israeli opponents, landed at Ben-Gurion Airport late Sunday to compete in a Judo Grand Slam competition in Tel Aviv.
Saeid Mollaei, who now represents Mongolia, expressed his happiness upon touching ground at Ben-Gurion Airport. (Video: Israel Judo Association, Oren Aharoni)