
Olympic dreams dashed
With 12 days to go, an infection of the appendix sidelines swimmer’s London bid.
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With 12 days to go, an infection of the appendix sidelines swimmer’s London bid.

Two days of ceremonies pumped up Israel’s Olympic and Paralympic teams as they start heading to London.

How an overweight high-tech exec got to be an athletic powerhouse despite two devastating accidents.

Researchers have discovered that an elaborate ancient garden near Jerusalem was home to a wide variety of exotic imported plants.

A joint UK-Israeli venture puts filtered tap water on British countertops, revolutionizing teatime and keeping plastics out of landfills.

‘There’s nothing quite like Israel in the world and nothing quite like the women of Israel,’ says the founder of the Museum of Israeli Women.

An Israeli college student is kicking off a cross-country US bike tour to raise money for Israeli cancer research.

Customers and workers in an Israeli college dorm’s coffee shop include 40 community members with psychiatric disabilities.

They may look like they’re from another planet, but this Israeli performance troupe is a growing hit right here on Earth.

Encouraging ‘expansive thinking’ primes young minds to think creatively, says a Tel Aviv University psychologist.

Israel is sending a strong team of athletes to the London Olympics. This year’s goals: To win a medal in a new discipline, and to see a woman step on to the podium.

Jewish, Muslim and Christian kids leave illness at the door when they come to Jordan River Village for a free week of medically supervised activities.

Readers of online travel mag, Travelers Digest, think the men and women of Tel Aviv are among the best looking in the world. Of course we agree.

A young and relatively unknown mezzo soprano wows all at the foot of Masada.

A new Israeli study shows that professional reporters can’t be beat for the job of getting out a daily newspaper.