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Ex-hostage twins attend first Maccabi Tel Aviv game since release

JNS — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:53:55 +0000

Gal and Ziv Berman, who endured 772 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrived on Sunday night at Bloomfield Stadium for a soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and Beitar Jerusalem F.C., the first since before their abduction. The twin brothers, devoted fans of Maccabi, got on the pitch before kickoff, to the cheers […]

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Maccabi Tel Aviv declines allocation for Aston Villa match issuing a strong statement

TPS-IL — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:20:52 +0000

Maccabi Tel Aviv announced last night that it has decided to decline any allocation offered for away fans at next month’s match against Aston Villa in Birmingham. In a statement, the Israeli club denounces efforts by ‘various entrenched groups to malign the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan base most of whom have no truck with racism […]

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FM Sa’ar to UK counterpart: reverse shameful Maccabi fans ban

TPS-IL — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 08:17:25 +0000

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar spoke with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, voicing his opposition to the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the European League match against Aston Villa next month. “This is a scandalous prohibition. The Foreign Minister has made it clear that we expect this shameful decision to be […]

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Maccabi under-18s seek to win their third championship since 1998

Richard Benjamin — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:45:46 +0000

2025 is set to go down as one of the most successful in the decorated football history of Jewish-affiliated soccer clubs. Following Hakoah Juniors having secured a two-year promotion to the National Premier League NSW Youth Division One, Maccabi’s Under 18s Youth team have the chance to match an achievement only twice reached in the […]

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Maldives bans Israeli passport holders amid Gaza conflict

Joshua Marks - JNS — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:58:09 +0000

The Maldives has officially barred Israeli passport holders from entering the country, citing solidarity with Palestinians amid the Jewish state’s war against Hamas in Gaza initiated by the terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, murder-and-kidnapping spree. President Mohamed Muizzu signed the measure into law following its approval by parliament on Tuesday. According to the President’s Office, […]

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A torch across oceans: Maccabiah flame unites continents on its journey to Israel

Rob Klein — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:43:50 +0000

This month, the Maccabiah torch arrived in Australia, marking a significant moment in its international journey toward the 2025 Maccabiah Games in Israel. The flame, a symbol of Jewish unity and pride, touched down at Sydney’s Bondi Beach after travelling more than 15,000 kilometres from Jerusalem. On the beach, the torch was greeted by a […]

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Jessica Fox wins another top gong at Sport NSW awards

AAP — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:17:57 +0000

Champion paddler Jessica Fox has won another gong, named Sport NSW’s athlete of a year for a remarkable sixth time. A week after being jointly awarded Sport Australia’s The Don award with her sister Noemie, Fox has received further acclaim in her home state. The 30-year-old triple Olympic canoeing gold medallist collected NSW’s athlete of […]

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Maccabi shines in Buenos Aries

J-Wire Newsdesk — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:25:01 +0000

The Australian Maccabi team has brought home 26 medals from the Pan-American Games in Buenos Aries, including six golds. The General Manager of the team, Giselle Berlinski, expressed her profound pride in the team’s remarkable performance. She told J-Wire: “A significant triumph came from the netball team, clinching the first-ever team gold medal at a […]

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Maccabi World Union unveils memorial to victims of Oct. 7

JNS — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 04:43:22 +0000

Maccabi World Union unveiled a memorial to the 1,200 victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre at the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel and Sports Club complex in Ramat Gan. Since the onset of Israel’s war against Hamas, MWU has been active in helping tens of thousands of residents from the south who evacuated their towns and […]

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Maccabi Australia spreads its wings

J-Wire Newsdesk — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 22:57:57 +0000

Maccabi World Union has amended its constitution to include Maccabi Australia assisting with the development and expansion of Maccabi communities in New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and India. The change was implemented at the annual MWU conference recently held at Kfar Maccabiah in Ramat Gan, Israel. The Australian Maccabi Life program has been adopted […]

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