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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 537

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Israeli professional cycling team Israel - Premier Tech is organizing a 100-day cycling event for the remaining Hamas hostages abducted on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
January 10, 2024, 9:43 pm
Cyclists worldwide plan rides to mark 100 days since hostages taken captive
Events to take place in Barcelona, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
By Jessica Steinberg
Zippy Schrager assembling a bicycle in Mailiya, a Christian Arab village in the hills of the Western Galilee, December 2023. (Diana Bletter)
December 25, 2023, 1:49 am
Amid Gaza war, a US-born Jewish woman mans a Christian Arab town’s bike shop
The tiny 56-year-old grandmother, daughter of an Orthodox rabbi from Chicago, is learning on the job while the shop’s owners are serving in reserves
By Diana Bletter
Composite image widely distributed on social media showing Alaa Amara distributing bicycles to evacuee children, on Thursday, October 12, 2023. (used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 14, 2023, 12:44 pm
Seven indicted for torching cycle shop after Arab Israeli owner donated bikes to Jews
Charges brought against suspects for owning and firing a weapon, desecrating a flag and terrorism-related arson
By ToI Staff
Composite image widely distributed on social media showing Alaa Amara distributing bicycles to evacuee children, on Thursday, October 12, 2023. (used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 18, 2023, 12:56 am
Taibe bike shop torched after Arab Israeli owner donates bikes to Jews
Shopkeeper Alaa Amara has received over NIS 550,000 in donations after arsonists target him for his gift of 50 bicycles to kids who evacuated their homes due to the Hamas onslaught
By Gavriel Fiske
This handout photo shows a truck that fatally struck a 7-year-old boy riding his bike at a moshav near the southern city of Yavne, May 4, 2023. (Eli Raymond/Magen David Adom)
May 4, 2023, 1:36 pm
7-year-old in bicycle fatally hit by truck in south
Boy pronounced dead at the scene after being struck while riding on moshav near Yavne
By ToI Staff
Running and cycling paths are part of the plan for greening Jerusalem's Hebron Road. (Our Streets)
August 26, 2022, 6:01 am
Could a road diet fix Jerusalem’s packed and perilous Hebron Road? Here’s the skinny
Activists want to turn the street into a pedestrian-friendly space with cafes, bike paths and more by squeezing out cars and investing heavily in public transportation
By Sue Surkes
Leah Goldstein pushes hard in the last 500 miles of Race Across America 2021, June 24, 2021. (Tara Roberts/RAAM Media)
July 10, 2021, 8:36 am
Jewish Canadian cyclist is first woman to win toughest ultra-endurance race
Crossing finish line in 11 days, 3 hours and 3 minutes, Leah Goldstein traverses 3,000 miles to take first place in overall solo in grueling Race Across America
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Israeli cyclist Roei Sadan with friends and family members in the Old City of Jerusalem, September 14, 2011, after completing a worldwide bike tour that spanned 1,458 days, 42 countries, 6 continents and 66,000 kilometers. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
March 12, 2021, 4:13 pm
Roei Sadan, Israeli who biked 66,000 km around world, dies after hit by bus
Veteran extreme adventure athlete, who made stunning recovery from 500-meter fall in 2015, was struck while cycling near his home; ‘Living the dream was his motto,’ says his friend
By Michael Bachner
Sadan often acted as an informal Israeli ambassador in remote corners of the world on his journey. (Courtesy Roei Sadan)
March 11, 2021, 2:03 pm
Israeli who biked 66,000 km around world hit by bus, critically hurt, near home
‘Praying for a miracle’: Veteran extreme adventure athlete Roei Sadan, who made stunning recovery from 500-meter fall in 2015, hit while cycling close to kibbutz in northern Israel
By ToI Staff
The Grumpy Roadsters, a group of New York City bike riders doing their Alyn hospital fundraising ride for 2020 in the Berkshires of Massachusetts this year, rather than in Israel (Courtesy Alyn)
October 30, 2020, 8:40 am
Alyn riders keep wheels close to home as rehab hospital renovates for COVID-19
This year’s Wheels of Love fundraising ride takes place worldwide rather than in Israel, still helping kids’ rehab center raise funds
By Jessica Steinberg
Meital Weiss, a paraplegic and regular rider in the annual Alyn bike ride, November 10-14, 2019 (Courtesy Atara Weiss)
November 12, 2019, 1:45 pm
With sparkly crown atop helmet, biking bat mitzvah girl goes all in for Alyn
Handbike rider Meital Weiss, paralyzed from the waist down, marks her upcoming 12th birthday by joining 500 other riders in the 20th annual Wheels of Love fundraiser
By Jessica Steinberg
Taiwanese cyclist and world traveler Jacky Chen poses while lifting his bicycle on the Mount of Olives overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock on June 10, 2019. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
June 10, 2019, 4:15 pm
Around the world in 7 years: Taiwanese cyclist gets to Jerusalem
‘This city surprised me,’ Jacky Chen says of Israeli capital, after traveling through 64 countries over the last 4 years and planning to continue to Africa and Asia next
By AFP
Illustrative: A young Israeli woman rides her bicycle past graffiti in Tel Aviv on May 14, 2012. (Serge Attal/Flash90)
October 13, 2018, 5:50 am
Government to approve new penalties for cyclists
Israeli TV says new and increased fines set to be introduced in wake of fatal hit-and-run involving electric bicycle
Israelis ride their bicycles along the empty Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, September 19, 2018 (Miriam Alster/Flash 90)
September 19, 2018, 8:09 pm
Paramedics treat over 1,700 people on Yom Kippur, help deliver 7 babies
First responders called to help 174 women in labor during fast, provide treatment to 228 cyclists, skateboarders, and rollerbladers
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a firefighter (Flash90)
July 26, 2018, 9:41 am
Two young girls, five others lightly hurt in Holon building fire
Investigators suspect faulty electric bicycle battery charger to blame for a short-circuit that led to blaze
By ToI Staff
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