Problems continue to mount for Jerusalem Beitar and HaPoel. United States-based billionaire Guma Agiar pulled his investment from both teams, and in the case of Beitar, Agiars money had alone rescued the team from dissolution last summer.
Compounding concerns for Beitar Arcadi Gaydamaks ownership of the team. The Russian-Israeli businessmans legal wranglings prevent the financially strapped Beitar from being sold to someone who can support the team.
Beitar can still put up about 20 million shekels for the next season, but the team will likely need to offload some of its best talents.
In their final confrontation with the Netherlands, Grandmaster Boris Gelfand, Boris Avrukh and Maxim Rodshtein ended their games with a draw, but Michael Roiz prevailed over Jam Smeets on board 2, clinching the silver. 11/26/08
It is a sad day for Israel when its own leadership fails to congratulate one of Israel's competitors at the Beijing Paralympics who on the first day of the competition won Israel's first silver medal this year. Neither Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, President Shimon Peres nor the Minister of Science, Culture and Sport, Ghaleb Majadle, bothered to contact Israeli swimmer Inbal Pezaro to congratulate her on her silver medal win on Sunday in the 100 meters freestyle. 09/08/08
Israel's 34 member Paralympic team are expected to win a number of medals at the Paralympic Games in Beijing that kicked off with a gala opening on Saturday. 09/07/08
Despite the overall feeling of failure among the Israeli delegation at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games, the Olympic Committee of Israel says it is pleased with the delegation's performance. Out of the entire Israeli delegation only the rhythmic gymnasts and the marathon runner Haile Satayin are still competing in the Games as they moves into their final weekend, while the only medal won by Israel so far was Shahar Zubari's bronze in the mens windsurfing competition. 08/22/08
"I did it!" - were words exclaimed by Israeli windsurfer Shachar Tzubari after winning Israel’s first medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Wednesday. The Israeli windsurfer won the bronze in the final race of the men’s windsurfing competition, giving Israel’s its seventh Olympic medal of all time. 08/20/08
Israeli windsurfer Shahar Tzuberi won Israel's first Olympic medal in Beijing after competing today in the medal race. Tzuberi will bring home a bronze medal. Michal Kolganov will compete in the semifinals of the K1 1000 meters competition, and Alex Averbukh, the senior athlete in Israel's delegation and the only hope for making a final in the Bird's Nest, will join the competition Wednesday in the pole vault. 08/20/08
Israelis locally and abroad held their breath early Thursday morning, an entire Nation hoped and prayed that Israeli judoka Arik Ze'evi who began his first match at the Beijing Olympics, will succeed in his mission, and bring home Israel's first Olympic gold. Ze'evi was ousted from the Games in his third match losing to the Brazilian world champion.08/14/08
Amidst growing threats by Islamic fundamentalists to target the
Beijing Olympic Games, China is taking no chances. Both athletes and visitors were surprised to see a personnel armoured vehicle parked outside the entrance to the main press center in Beijing on Tuesday Its sudden appearance turned into the most talked about topic in town. Local officials attempted to downplay the vehicle's existance saying it was all part of efforts to enhance security at the games.08/13/08
Israeli swimmer Gal Nevo came first in the men's 200m individual medley heat Wednesday in Beijing, smashing the old Israeli record by three seconds and securing a spot in Thursday's semifinal. Israeli Fencer Tomer Or lost his first match in the Beijing Olympics Wednesday, a day after Israeli tennis players were knocked out in their respective tournaments.08/13/08
Israeli windsurfer Shahar Tzuberi, won his third individual race Tuesday, cementing his status as a favorite for an Olympic medal in his class. Tzuberi finished the first two races of the Neil Pryde competition in first and third respectively and leads the standings after the first day of racing in Qingdao, southeast of Beijing. 08/12/08
On Monday, Israeli sailor Shahar Tzuberi finished first in opening sailboard race at the Beijing Olympic, putting him in a position to win an Olympic medal. 08/11/08
Israeli swimmer Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or on Sunday secured a spot in the semifinal of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games' 200 meter men's freestyle. After a spectacular Gala opening at the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday, Israeli athletes made their mark at the first day of the Games, but failed to score any medals. 08/10/08
One Israeli representative who has already won, big time even before the Beijing Olympics gets underway is Israeli Eric Lerner, a 25-year old animator from Zikhron Ya'akov, who has just finished directing the Coca-Cola Company's Olympics commercial, that will be broadcasted worldwide during the opening ceremony. 08/06/08
The 43 members of Israel's team for the
Beijing Olympic games have arrived in China. Prior to their departure at Ben Gurion airport, several team members spoke to reporters of their feelings and hopes of returning home with a coveted Olympic medal. While the preparations and the lead-up to the Games may have gone nearly perfectly, it still remains to be seen if China lives up to its promise of staging the greatest Games in history. 08/06/08
