Maccabi Tel Aviv

Game-changer: Two Jewish founders are creating a new pro women’s baseball league

Menschwarmers · 12 Nov

Justine Siegal and Keith Stein are launching the Women's Pro Baseball League set to begin in 2026, with the aim of providing a professional platform for women in a sport that hasn't seen a professional league since the 1950s.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Anti-Israel protesters in Amsterdam set tram fire just days after targeted attacks against Jews

Louis Keene in Forward · 12 Nov

In Amsterdam, tensions continue to escalate as anti-Israel protesters set a tram on fire, just days after Israeli soccer fans were violently attacked.

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Dangerous Games

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 11 Nov

Recent violent attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam highlight a disturbing rise in anti-Israel sentiment across European cities.

0 Antisemitism Communities

Jews are reeling from the Amsterdam attacks as unrest continues

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 11 Nov

In a heated clash following a soccer match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam, violent attacks targeted Israeli fans, leaving multiple people injured.

1 Antisemitism Ethics

Amsterdam was vile, but no pogrom – and it’s important to say so

Jewish Chronicle · 10 Nov

Marc Cave, director of the National Holocaust Museum, argues against characterizing a recent attack on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam as a 'pogrom'.

0 Antisemitism Politics

When Antisemitism Became Anti-Progress

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 9 Nov

Drawing on recent violent incidents against Israeli football fans in Amsterdam, Joshua Hoffman explores how contemporary antisemitism often masquerades as anti-Zionism and has become paradoxically anti-progressive.

0 Politics Antisemitism

In violent attack on Israelis in Amsterdam, an alarming cultural omen

Nadav Ziv in Forward · 9 Nov

The violent attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam during a UEFA Europa League match has raised significant concerns about the rise of collective punishment in international politics.

0 Antisemitism Politics

A European Jewish leader on Amsterdam violence: 'A line has been crossed'

Rob Eshman in Forward · 9 Nov

Matthijs Schussler, the CEO of ELNET's European Union and NATO office, expressed deep concern over the recent targeted violence against Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam following a match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

0 Antisemitism Communities

Dutch Jews grapple with ‘weaponization’ of their fear following attack on Israelis

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 8 Nov

The Jewish community in Amsterdam is grappling with fear and anger following violent attacks on Israeli soccer fans by Arab and Muslim assailants.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Last Night’s Pogrom in Amsterdam

David de Bruijn in The Free Press · 8 Nov

During the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a violent pogrom targeted Jewish and Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam following a match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

0 Sports Culture

The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to the new NCAA basketball season

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 8 Nov

The Jewish Sport Report highlights notable Jewish athletes and incidents in sports.

0 Antisemitism Sports

'Antisemitic hit-and-run squads': Amsterdam temporarily bans demonstrations after Israeli soccer fans attacked by street mobs

Louis Keene in Forward · 8 Nov

After a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam were violently attacked by groups using antisemitic rhetoric.

0 Antisemitism Sports

Israel sends planes to Amsterdam to rescue Israeli soccer fans under assault by street mobs

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 8 Nov

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched planes to Amsterdam to evacuate Israeli soccer fans targeted by violent mobs following a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax.

0 Sports Israel

Matan Adelson’s hoop dreams for Hapoel Jerusalem

Ruth Marks Eglash in Jewish Insider · 19 Jun

Matan Adelson, the youngest son of Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, has taken on the challenge of transforming Hapoel Jerusalem into a prominent force in Israeli basketball and potentially an international brand.

0 Sports Israel

‘Really different from Tel Aviv’: Meet the Israeli last-minute addition to West Virginia University’s basketball team

BCohen in Forward · 12 Dec 2023

Ofri Naveh, an Israeli freshman forward, has joined West Virginia University's basketball team and has received an outpouring of support from fans.

0 Sports Communities

Israel’s Teen Basketball Hopefuls Head to NYC

Yaron Weitzman in Tablet · 20 Feb 2015

Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-14 basketball team traveled to New York City to participate in the Gatorade Battle of the Boroughs tournament during NBA All-Star weekend, aiming to expose the players to American basketball and attract fans to the Maccabi brand.

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