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Palestinian Tahseen Abu Assi rides a wave at a beach along the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza City, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
May 9, 2026, 11:05 am
Surfers in war-torn Gaza find rare moments of relief taking to the waves
The handful of Gaza surfers are challenged in their passion by a lack of equipment, Israeli military restrictions and a dearth of good waves
By WAFAA SHURAFA
Women from Kibbutz Nir Oz close to the Gaza border meet with HaGal Sheli for a surfing lesson on the Ashkelon coast, September 3, 2025. (Courtesy of HaGal Sheli)
December 4, 2025, 9:12 am
Riding the waves, Gaza border survivors meet fears head on by learning to surf
One in three survivors of the massacre at Nir Oz are surfing with HaGal Sheli, which has served thousands of Gaza border locals and recently opened a center at Zikim Beach
By Sue Surkes
Civil society members shout slogans during a protest against Israel outside the UN office on the first anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
November 14, 2024, 2:05 am
Israel removes severe travel warning for Sri Lanka beach town
National Security Council lowers threat level for Arugam Bay area from 4 to 2, after suspects arrested in connection with Iranian plot to kill Israelis
By ToI Staff
Level's new e-foil in action. (Courtesy: Level)
September 19, 2024, 9:27 pm
Startups by ocean enthusiasts develop self-stabilizing e-foil, marina booking system
Watersports company Level was formed after co-founder watched clients failing to balance hydrofoils, while Pick a Pier seeks to maximize marina use, ease reservations
By Sue Surkes
Anat Lelior competes during the first round of the women's surfing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2021, at Tsurigasaki Beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco/ File)
July 4, 2024, 9:34 pm
Tel Aviv to Tahiti: Surfer Anat Lelior aims to ride Olympic waves to new heights
Unlike the rest of Israel’s delegation to the 2024 Games in Paris, the two-time Olympian will be heading to French Polynesia, hoping to improve on her performance in Tokyo
By Amy Spiro
Asaf Edberg (Credit: Facebook).
May 9, 2024, 9:37 pm
Asaf Edberg, 23: Carefree surfer lived ‘as if there is no tomorrow’
Murdered by Hamas at the Supernova music festival on October 7
By ToI Staff
Sababa Beachaway director Danny Mishkin, standing in center, begins the morning by leading a moment of meditation. (Jacob Gurvis/ JTA)
August 30, 2023, 7:47 pm
At this Jewish surf camp in Virginia, the beach is a sanctuary
Sababa Beachaway focuses on surfing, sailing, scuba diving and ocean education through a Jewish lens with a curriculum that includes Judaic programming and prayer
By jacob gurvis
Josh Greene directed 'Waves Apart,' a documentary about the antisemitic history of surfing. (Courtesy of Greene)
February 18, 2023, 4:46 am
Swastika boards, ‘surf Nazis’: New film explores surfing’s problematic history
Having fallen in love with the sport as a teen, Josh Greene was dismayed to discover its past was full of Nazi imagery
By jacob gurvis
Anat Lelior surfs in video uploaded Oct 30, 2019 (Screen grab/Haaretz)
July 10, 2021, 1:15 pm
Surfer Anat Lelior’s lonely path to Tokyo Olympics from the beaches of Tel Aviv
Unlike standouts in places like California or Australia, growing up in Israel there were only a handful of other girls to surf against and she quickly ran out of competitors
By anna dimond
A kitesurfer at the extreme Storm Riders competition in Haifa, Wednesday, February 17, 2021. (Photo by Uri Magnus/ www.urimagnus.com)
February 18, 2021, 4:30 pm
Israeli surfers fight for survival in stormy extreme water-sports competition
Israel’s most daring wind and kitesurfers battle 7-meter waves and winds gusting over 80 kph during Storm Rider competition in Haifa
By Elie Bleier
Makua Rothman surfs at Pe'ahi in Hawaii, Jan. 14, 2018. (Brian Bielmann/AFP via Getty Images)
January 23, 2021, 11:33 am
Hawaiian-Jewish surfer may have ridden largest wave of all time
36-year-old Makua Rothman caught a huge 100-foot wall of water last Saturday
By Gabe Friedman
Hamama Jarban (R), 41, a lifeguard angler and surf teacher, gives surf lessons on June 12, 2020 on the beach in the coastal village of Jisr az-Zarqa (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
June 20, 2020, 4:07 pm
Arab Israeli surfing instructor nets visitors for her fishing village
Hamama Jarban teaches children and young adults from the area and elsewhere in north of country; venture brings much needed income to Jisr az-Zarqa
By Majeda El Batsh
Police detain a surfer who allegedly refused to leave the water despite coronavirus regulations, April 24, 2020. (Screenshot/Twitter)
April 25, 2020, 6:50 am
Watch: Police swarm Tel Aviv surfer said to refuse to leave water
Law officers enforcing virus restrictions use helicopter, jet skis, boat to round up boarders; said to cancel pro-surfing protest
By ToI Staff
An Israeli man surfing during torrential storms that flooded large parts of the country. (Screenshot)
January 10, 2020, 7:25 am
Making waves: Israelis surf the streets after torrential rain
‘This is an opportunity I have to take advantage of,’ says one rainy day surfer
By ToI Staff
Surfers protest plans to install a breakwater at the last open beach in Tel Aviv, October 4, 2019. (eyesurf productions)
October 10, 2019, 5:01 pm
Surfers protest plans for breakwater off last open beach in Tel Aviv
Adi Gluska, 12-time Israel surfing champion, says submerged geotube planned by Tel Aviv Municipality will strike blow to surfing, endanger swimmers, cause pollution
By Sue Surkes
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