More Politics in the Olympic Pool
The Jerusalem Post reports that a Syrian swimmer, Bayan Jumah, withdrew from the eighth 50m freestyle preliminary heat today. Jumah's lane was directly alongside Israeli...
Drama in the Aquatic Cube at Beijing
Iranian swimmer Mohammad Alirezaei withdrew from the 100-meter breaststroke prelims on Saturday, raising suspicion that he did so because an Israeli swimmer, Tom Beeri, was...
Beijing Olympics: Jewish Update Part II
Alas, the über-hyped 2008 Beijing Olympics are upon us. A few weeks ago, we had an overview of Jewish news related to the Games, and...
Beijing Olympics: Jewish Update
We are getting closer and closer to the Beijing Olympics next month, where all the Jews whose baseball teams have nothing left to play for...