Israelis are known for their big mouths, but this duo takes the cake. Last week Yoni Cohen-Idov and Uri Merhav won the first place at the international debate championships in Istanbul.

While the sun shines on Israel almost 11 months of the year and winter lasts for only a couple of days the Israeli winter Olympic team is practicing for gold. This week Israel’s ice skaters gave the people of NY a free show before they step onto the Olympic rink in Vancouver.

In the past few weeks we’ve tried to offer you a FREE taste of Israeli culture. Since it is the season for giving, why stop.

This weekend we’re giving you a chance to receive a pair of tickets to see Beit Habubot in concert. In order to win one of 5 pairs all you have to do is answer the question below.

Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, sports have played an increasingly important role in the development of the country both at home and on the international stage. Despite its small population, Israel produces star athletes such as tennis champion Shachar Peer and soccer player Yossi Benayoun, who regularly make headlines for [...]

Israel won a place in the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time ever on Saturday after a historic victory over Russia. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israel Tennis Associated director: “You have filled the nation’s heart with pride.”

About 100 of the best European RS:X class windsurfers converged on the beaches of Tel Aviv over the past week for the European Championships. Haaretz notes that the location was a pretty good one for the competitors; the city provides a nice contrast to the out-of-the-way beaches where contests are usually held.

The first-ever relay race in Israel, the Mountain to Valley Relay (website in Hebrew), finished this morning, as runners pulled up to Timrat in the Galilee after their teams completed a 200-kilometer run from Nimrod’s Fortress in the Golan.

Opening Ceremonies of the First Outgames, 29 July 2006, in MontrealPhoto: Houssein on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons License.

Israel announced the formation of an official delegation to the World Outgames in Copenhagen with support–and some funding–from the Foreign Ministry. The Games will take place in the Danish capital between 25 July and 01 [...]

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A group of Israeli teenagers from Afula took part in the Skills@Work championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 11-13 March. This competition takes place on a national and international level and encourage students to think creatively, like an entrepreneur. Though they had competed together in the preliminary rounds, the teams during the [...]

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We’ll be candid here: Until this week, when news about the Israeli men’s chess team started hitting the wires, we had no idea there was such a thing as a Chess Olympiad.  Clearly, we don’t know enough about the game.  The Chess Olympiad takes place every other year; this year’s host was Dresden, [...]