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“Maccabi deserved to win,” said Jerusalem coach Sasa Obradovic. “While we played well in the first half, in the second half their quality came out.”

Israel showed character in responding to last week’s heavy defeat and falling behind again, but the two points accumulated from four matches leave very little margin for error.

A Christian woman brings her love of God and baseball to Jerusalem, growing the great American game in the Holy Land.

A handful of players with reported Jewish heritage either practice another religion or have unconfirmed Jewish status, with a number of Jewish players also beginning the season in the AHL.

Jerusalem has assembled the talent, hired an experienced coach, and made its Euroleague ambitions clear. Now it must turn that potential into results.

The small group of Irish supporters cheered on their team, while the much larger and considerably noisier group of Israeli supporters cheered on Israel.

An upcoming soccer match between Israel and Ireland is sidelining sports, engaging in foul play instead in the form of biased, anti-Israel rhetoric.

Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was shown a red card after celebrating his goal against Austria by using the corner flag to mimic a gun, leaving Israel with 10 players in a 3-1 Nations League defeat.

Ben Shimon said Israel’s objective in the Nations League is clear: challenge for the top two places while recognizing the competition’s importance as a pathway toward the European Championship.

Hapoel HaShisha, or “The Beautiful Six” Basketball Club, was established two years after the brutal murder of six hostages in Gaza.