Paris Olympics 2024

Olympic Committee of Israel halts 2025 awards amid security challenges

The Olympic Committee’s management accepted the security recommendation, marking the first time in recent memory that the titles will not be awarded.

 Israeli sailor Tamar Steinberg and her coach Shahar Tzuberi
 American exhibition basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters with their manager Abe Saperstein (1902 - 1966) during a match against the Boston Whirlwinds at the Empire Pool in Wembley, London, UK, May 1951.

How Harlem Globetrotters founder Abe Saperstein shaped basketball as we know it today

 A member of the gendarmerie stands guard after a police officer was injured in an attack next to the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, France July 18, 2024.

Three terrorist attacks, including against Israelis, foiled during Paris 2024, says prosecutor

Ami Dadaon competes in the men's 100-meter freestyle S4 heat at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, Aug. 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France.

All the Jewish and Israeli medalists at the 2024 Paris Paralympics


The Olympic games can be tool to promote social cohesion - opinion

As the Paris Olympics approach, discover how sports blend unity and politics, from the 1968 protest to Israeli athletes' hopes today.

 THE STAGE is set for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

'Sodom and Gomorrah': Christians slam 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony

One part of the ceremony included an homage to Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, which depicts the last time Jesus dined with his disciples before being crucified by Pontius Pilate.

An aerial view of delegation boats navigating down the Seine river near the illuminated Eiffel Tower, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. July 26, 2024.

Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony

While some spectators left the opening ceremony to escape the rain, many said they nevertheless loved the show.

 Delegation from Israel and Iceland during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River, July 26, 2024.

Financial lessons from Olympians and biblical figures - opinion

Gold medals are made out of sweat, blood and tears and effort in the gym every day.  – Gabby Douglas

 PLAYERS OF Team Israel pose for a photo prior to their Olympic group match against Mali on Wednesday in Paris.

Israeli athletes escorted by security as pro-Palestinian protests rage in Paris ahead of Olympics

Some 45,000 police and thousands of soldiers have been deployed in a huge security operation in Paris for the opening show.

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Athletes of Israel aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony.

Paris Olympics broadcasters diverge on AI approach

US audiences will experience AI when they watch the Games on NBC or streaming service Peacock due to a new partnership between NBCUniversal, Google and Team USA.

Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Isaquias Guimaraes Queiroz of Brazil arrives to embark on the delegation boat on the banks of the river Seine on the day of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Grapevine July 26, 2024: On a wing and a prayer

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG, with his wife, Michal, and Israel Olympic Committee Chairperson Yael Arad, takes a selfie with the Israeli Olympic Team.

France's Macron declares Paris 2024 Olympics open

Some 45,000 police and thousands of soldiers have been deployed in a huge security operation in Paris for the opening show, leaving security resources elsewhere stretched.

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Lady Gaga performs during the opening ceremony.

President Herzog meets with Macron ahead of Olympic games, following threats on his arrival

France has deployed more than 45,000 police, 10,000 soldiers, and 2,000 private security agents, with snipers and drones watching over the whole city.

 President Isaac Herzog meeting French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, July 7, 2024.

'Rivers of blood' viral 'Hamas' video was made by Russian disinformation group, researchers find

In the case of the video, a Hamas spokesperson claimed it was a forgery, and researchers at Microsoft who reviewed the video backed up that claim.

 A masked individual threatens the 2024 Paris Olympics with "rivers of blood." July 23, 2024.