Israel’s soccer team is headed to the Olympics for the first time since 1976
After a win in the playoff round against Georgia, Israel earned a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics alongside just 15 other countries.
ANAN KHALAILI (left) is the latest sporting hero for Israel. The 18-year-old Sakhnin native scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to send the blue-and-white to a 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the last-16 of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina(photo credit: CRISTINA SILLE/REUTERS)ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
