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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 620

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The Swiss under-23 fencing team (left) turn their backs during the playing of 'Hatikvah,' Israel's national anthem, after an Israeli victory in Tallinn, Estonia on April 26, 2025. (Screen capture via Ynet)
April 29, 2025, 12:38 am
Swiss fencers apologize for turning backs on Israeli flag, anthem after loss
Members of youth team says they meant no disrespect; rather, they aimed to express their ‘sadness and empathy for the great human suffering of the civilian population’ in Gaza war
By AFP and ToI Staff
The Swiss under-23 fencing team (left) turn their backs during the playing of 'Hatikvah,' Israel's national anthem, after an Israeli victory in Tallinn, Estonia on April 26, 2025. (Screen capture via Ynet)
April 27, 2025, 5:25 pm
Swiss fencers turn backs on winning Israeli team as ‘Hatikvah’ plays at championship
Foreign minister Sa’ar calls behavior shameful; Swiss Fencing Federation expresses ‘regret,’ vows to probe protest; Israeli team said hurt by display
By ToI Staff
2024 US Olympic fencer bronze medalist Nick Itkin attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' 'Jackpot!' at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on August 13, 2024. (Valerie Macon / AFP)
August 16, 2024, 1:02 am
Jewish US Olympic fencer Nick Itkin says piercing family history led to his bronze win
Both his parents are athletic coaches who came to America from Ukraine, so it’s no surprise the medalist is already eyeing the gold when the Games come to his hometown LA in 2028
By Ed Klajman
Lauren Scruggs, Maia Weintraub and Jackie Dubrovich of Team USA celebrate winning against Italy during the fencing women's foil team gold medal match at the Paris Olympics, August 1, 2024. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images via JTA)
August 2, 2024, 11:41 am
US Jewish fencers Jackie Dubrovich and Maia Weintraub take gold at Olympics
American team wins women’s foil contest in Paris; American Nick Itkin, son of a Jewish fencing instructor from Ukraine, also wins bronze
By PHILISSA CRAMER
United States' Nick Itkin celebrates after winning the men's individual Foil bronze final match against Japan's Kazuki Iimura during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (Andrew Medichini/AP)
July 30, 2024, 9:48 am
Nick Itkin becomes first Jewish fencer to win medal in Paris, taking bronze for US
Trophy marks his second medal at consecutive Olympics, and the third in the sport for the US team in Paris
By jacob gurvis
Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich at the Qatar Grand Prix, January 31, 2024. (FIE [Fédération Internationale d'Escrime] on X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 29, 2024, 10:39 am
Important for Israelis to see their athletes at the Olympics, defeated fencer says
After a surprise defeat, Yuval Freilich is disappointed but hopes to make his return in future Games, says it was ‘fantastic’ that he managed to qualify despite war at home
By AFP
Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi and Israel's Gefen Primo (blue) compete in the judo women's -52kg quarterfinal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris, July 28, 2024. (Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
July 28, 2024, 8:15 pm
Israeli Olympians give it their all in judo, fencing, surfing and more
Judoka Gefen Primo advances to repechage round before knockout; swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko qualifies for 100m breaststroke semifinal but opts to sit it out to focus on 400m medley
By Amy Spiro
Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich at the Qatar Grand Prix, January 31, 2024. (FIE [Fédération Internationale d'Escrime] on X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 1, 2024, 11:21 am
‘Hatikva’ in Qatar: Israel fencer Yuval Freilich wins gold, en route to Paris Olympics
With ‘Am Yisrael chai’ embroidered on his shirt, 29-year-old takes Grand Prix in Doha; Israel Olympics Committee head: ‘Israeli pride at its peak’
By ToI Staff
Eli Dershwitz, of the United States, celebrates on the podium after winning the men's Individual Sabre final at the Fencing World Championships in Milan, Italy, July 25, 2023. (Antonio Calanni/AP)
July 26, 2023, 12:47 pm
Jewish fencer becomes 1st US man to win saber World Championship
Eli Dershwitz, grandson of Holocaust survivors who describes himself as a ‘proud member of the Jewish community,’ takes top spot at contest in Milan
By jacob gurvis
Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich is held aloft by his team after winning the gold at the European Fencing Championships in Dusseldorf, June 18, 2019. (Facebook photo/ European Fencing Confederation)
June 18, 2019, 10:44 pm
In first, Israeli wins European fencing championship
24-year-old Yuval Freilich takes the gold in Dusseldorf contest; ‘it’s the most incredible feeling,’ he says
By ToI Staff
Dan Alon recalls the 1972 Munich Massacre that he survived in an interview in September 2015. (Screen capture/YouTube)
February 1, 2018, 1:13 am
Fencer who survived 1972 Munich massacre passes away
Dan Alon succumbs to cancer, 45 years after helping save four teammates from the attack carried out by Palestinian terrorists
By ToI Staff
Performer Joshua Rudy appears in King Richard's Faire as the master-at-arms in Carver, Massachusetts, September 24, 2016 (Elan Kawesch/The Times of Israel)
October 17, 2016, 10:43 pm
For ‘Renaissance’ Jews, all the world’s a joust
From coast to coast, Jews fill the ranks of elaborate outdoor festival productions, finding connections between Judaism and their penchant for reenacting days of yore
By Matt Lebovic
Ibtihaj Muhammad, from the United States, celebrates her defeat over Olena Kravatska, from Ukraine, during the women's saber individual fencing event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 8, 2016. (AP/Vincent Thian)
August 14, 2016, 4:33 am
Olympics: Bronze for hijab-wearing US fencer Muhammad
New Jersey native is first US Olympian to wear the Muslim headscarf; teammate says ‘it doesn’t matter what hair color you have, what religion you are’
By AFP
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