Special Olympics


All the Jewish and Israeli medalists at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Weeks after at least 21 Jewish athletes won a total of 18 medals at the Olympics, 15 Jewish and Israeli Paralympians racked up 13 medals of their own.

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.

14 Days: Jenin operation

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 Israeli military jeeps drive on a road leading from a raid on Jenin refugee camp, as seen from Salem checkpoint, the entrance from Israel to Jenin in the West Bank, on July 3, 2023.

Israel returns with 25 medals from Special Olympics

As the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Germany concludes, the Israeli athletes celebrate a series of incredible athletic triumphs resulting in nine gold medals.

 Israeli Special Olympics world champion Ron Bek