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Entries Tagged as 'Sports'

Canada and Israel – Soccer Equals

June 14th, 2010 · No Comments

By Paul Shindman
That’s right, despite years of effort and national angst in their respective sporting worlds, both Israel and Canada are on an equal footing – neither country is at the world cup in South Africa.
Darn.
Looks like one heckuva great tournament. It’s been 40 years since Israel last appeared at the Mondial, and Israel is [...]

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Unique Trip Gets you Fit

May 26th, 2010 · No Comments

By Adam Michael Segal
Want to get fit on a fun trip?
You may want to consider traveling on the Fitness Adventure to Israel in July.
This unique odyssey invites physical activity aficionados to head off on a 9-day sojourn to Israel where IDF soldiers guide you on a wide array of fun, challenging as well as relaxing [...]

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Woo hoo! Bowling in Israel – Canada’s Israel Joins YouTube!

April 26th, 2010 · No Comments

By Paul Shindman
Strikes, spares and misses – it’s bowling time in the Holy Land! For sure there are the traditional sports of soccer, basketball, team handball (a very European sport almost unknown in Canada), volleyball and the like in Israel. I’ve also written here about the sports you don’t expect in the Middle East: baseball, [...]

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