Sochi

Israir's new destination: "A place with no tourists"

Starting in September, the Israeli airline will fly to the resort city of Sochi at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. The advantage: The boycott on Russia will prevent flight and tourist overload.

 Sochi, Russia
 FSB officers shoot a terrorist reportedly attempting to bomb a Jewish site in Moscow

Man attacks Russian synagogue with hammer, records incident on phone

 Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia, September 4, 2023.

Erdogan arrives for Putin talks in Sochi

 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021.

Abbas meets Putin, seeks Quartet role in peace process


Sinai Says: Why does Israel send a delegation to the Winter Olympics?

The fact that Israel sends a delegation to the Games along with the identity of its representatives are almost unanimously received by bewilderment.

Israeli team, opening ceremony Sochi Olympics

Israel’s Bykanov comes up short on the skate track

Speed skater came to a disappointing end Tuesday when he failed to progress to the quarterfinals of the 500-meter short track event in Sochi

ISRAELI SKATER Vladislav Bykanov (right) leads early on in his heat.

Jewish ice dancer wins gold medal at Sochi Olympics

Team of Meryl Davis and Charlie White win the first Olympics ice dancing gold medal ever for the US.

Meryl Davis and Charlie White, February 17, 2014

Doing Jewish at the Sochi Olympics

Kosher food, including gefilte fish, available for order online, and extra rabbis on call for visiting Jews, athletes.

Sochi Rabbi Ari Edelkopf

Israeli figure skater Alexei Bychenko comes in 21st place in Sochi finals

Bychenko, 26, makes it into the finals, takes a spill during routine.

Alexei Bychenko

Figure skater Bychenko advances to second day

Bychenko, 26, performed to music from the Swing Kids soundtrack by James Horner and recorded a result of 62.44 points.

Israel’s Alexei Bychenko will take part in the figure skating men’s free program on Friday after finishing the short program in 22nd place at the Sochi Olympics on Thursday.

Israeli skating duo finish 15th at Olympics

Krasnopolski, Davidovich endure fall after advancing to second day of paris' figure skating competition in Sochi.

Andrea Davidovich (top) flies through the air after being tossed by partner Evgeni Krasnopolski.

Russian satirist under fire for comparing Sochi Games to Hitler's Olympics

Putin has faced Western accusations of intolerance and authoritarianism in the run-up to Olympics, not least over laws banning "gay propaganda" among minors.

Awards ceremony for Pentathalon event, 1936 Summer Olympics, Berlin.

Israeli ice skating pair advance in Sochi

Evgeni Krasnopolski and Andrea Davidovich finish in 15th place in short program at Winter Olympics.

Andrea Davidovich (L) and Evgeni Krasnopolski finish their figure skating pairs short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 11, 2014.

Russia’s Black Widows: The smarter bomb comes to Sochi

As we fear terrorist events unfolding in Sochi, it’s not the gender of the suicide operatives that should consume us, but the myriad factors seducing so many Muslims.

Four Olympic rings, Sochi opening ceremonies.