IOC Ignores Snub, but Israel Stands Tall
96709
HE was the brown-eyed windsurfer with a gentle waviness to his thick hair, perched last night atop a medal stand, struggling to keep his tin voice on key as he sang a national anthem called &quot;The Hope.
295043
On the eve of the Jewish New Year, Israelâs national discourse was dominated by talk of potential civil war, but few of those talking dared define the possible dimensions of such a conflict.
297306
Even at the height of the Palestinian intifada, when bus and sidewalk bombings inside Israel were common, Israeli tourists flocked to Egypt&#39;s Sinai Peninsula to swim among its
261628
By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor and Inigo Gilmore in Herzliya. Israel threw its weight yesterday behind Tony Blair&#39;s plans to hold an international Middle East conference in London in February, but left
312903
Yesterday the authorities of Russia and Israel rejected rumors about a crisis in bilateral relations.
642371
Some countries take the coaching of their top players seriously; many do nothing.
175473
IN Israel/Palestine, pessimism is close kin to commonsense: hope, to naivety. No commentator has ever sounded foolish by emphasising the obstacles to peace.
349295
The showcase for the world's athletes doesn't produce marquee names for advertisers.
325498
Millions of people around the world watched the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens over the past two weeks. Most viewers simply marvel at the talents of the world's best athletes, but a select few watch and realistically envision themselves among the elite.
620656
American gymnast Paul Hamm, who was asked to return his Olympic gold medal in the men's all-around because of a scoring error, may have received another snub.
607428
ATHENS, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- FINA, the swimming&#39;s world governing body, has rejected protest from national federations of Britain and Austria over American Aaron Peirsol&#39;s reinstatement after he was disqualified in the 200m backstroke final at the ...
104918
There&#39;s been a lukewarm reaction to a British-backed Middle East conference. Israel says it will boycott the meeting pencilled in for February in London.
72777
Israel has agreed to attend a Mideast conference in London early next year, backing off its earlier reluctance to participate in the gathering, a senior official said Thursday.
501552
After bidding farewell to the Democrats, the area is playing host to another major event: The Olympics. Not the Olympics. The Jewish Olympics.
624279
ATHENS, Greece, There it was, the almost incomprehensible. Manu Ginobili and 11 Argentines you never heard of running out the clock on NBA stars in the Olympics.
4742
In diplomacy, silence can speak as loudly as the noisiest protest. When Israel announced plans to build 1,001 new homes in the West Bank, the silence from Washington echoed around the Middle East like a rifle shot.
382850
Olympic chiefs have ruled out cutting ticket prices despite poor attendances.