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Introducing The Equalizer, the Israeli charity using football to bring young Jews and Arabs together

One of the non-profit’s heads will speak alongside former FA boss David Bernstein at JC event ‘More than a Game’ next month

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A team celebrating first place at one of The Equalizer's tournaments (credit: The Equalizer)

Rebecca Davidson is a cabinet member at Warwick District Council (Image: Instagram/ CllrBeckyDavidson)

Exclusive: Israeli players will be allowed to enter lawn bowls world championship despite Green councillor’s ban demand

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Green councillor Rebecca Davidson (X/SubversiveForce)

Green councillor calls for Israel ban at lawn bowls championship in Leamington Spa

By Jamie Shapiro

3 min read

Hapoel Be'er Sheva's players - pictured in September 2026 - will play in the Netherlands with no Israeli fans present to cheer them on (Photo: Getty)

Dutch city’s ban on Israeli football fans is ‘stain on the Netherlands’

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

An Israeli man takes part in a chess competition in Tel Aviv, October 21, 2010 (Credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli players may be barred from entering Malaysia for World Amateur Chess Championship next month

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

FA Chairman David Bernstein looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland at White Hart Lane in London, May 19, 2013 (Credit: Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Exclusive: Ireland may have breached football rules in Israel clash, says former FA chair

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

The Dutch chess team on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan, sitting opposite empty seats on Yom Kippur (photo-The Israeli Chess Federation)

Israeli chess team forced to forfeit Olympiad matches after the Netherlands and Bulgaria refuse to reschedule for Yom Kippur

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

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Ireland v Israel game: Taoiseach demands apology for ‘unacceptable’ remarks about Irish football manager

ROI and Israel are set to face each other in Uefa competition on Sunday

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September 23, 2026 16:02

Israel's FA accused Heimir Hallgrimsson - pictured clearing up tennis balls bearing the Palestinian flag after a protest by fans in May - of 'ignorance, hypocrisy and stupidity' (Photo: Getty)

High hole-y days: young golfer sets sights on stardom after strong showing at national tournament

James Poole came 12th out of more than 1,000 entrants in event hosted by golf legend Nick Faldo

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September 9, 2026 15:13

James with English golf legend Nick Faldo (photo: courtesy)

Londonderry triathlon bans Israeli athletes ‘while Palestinians suffer’

The Israeli Triathlon Association said it was considering legal action over the exclusion of its competitors

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September 7, 2026 17:15

(Illustrative) A triathlete runs barefoot alongside his bicycle (Getty Images)

Irish chief rabbi condemns Frisbee teams’ boycott of Israeli side

The refusal to play Israelis at Frisbee championships in Limerick prompted deep concern

By Jamie Shapiro

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August 24, 2026 14:51

The Israeli New Age team seen on Tel Aviv beach (Image: Instagram)

Is he now Israel’s greatest athlete? Gymnast Artem Dolgopyat wins European gold

The floor exercise master adds another top medal to his long list of Olympic and World Championship successes

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August 24, 2026 11:40

Artem Dolgopyat competes at the Artistic Gymnastics European Championships in Rimini in 2024 (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

Checkmate! Maccabi Vale seal Chess Valley title with crushing 199-run win

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August 19, 2026 19:17

Checkmate! Maccabi Vale seal Chess Valley title with crushing 199-run win

They think it’s all over… it is now, thanks to Tony Platman

By Andrew Sherwood

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August 19, 2026 19:15

They think it’s all over… it is now, thanks to Tony Platman

Israeli team clinches marathon gold at European Athletics Championships

The top three Israelis all made aliyah from Ethiopia as teenagers

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August 16, 2026 13:16

Gashau Ayale and Maru Teferi of Team Israel compete in the Men's Marathon Final during day seven of the 27th European Athletics Championships on August 16, 2026 in Birmingham (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Anan Khalaili becomes Israel’s most expensive player by joining Crystal Palace in £21m deal

The 21-year-old Haifa-born Arab-Israeli will appear on English screens this coming season

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August 16, 2026 12:22

Anan Khalaili pictured in action during a match between Union Saint-Gilloise and RSC Anderlecht, Sunday 24 May 2026 in Brussels. (AFP via Getty Images)

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