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Israel knocked out of World Cup qualification after defeat to Latvia

The national team fell in second half as Latvia pulled away for an 85-70 win, capping a dismal evening for Ariel Beit-Halahmy and players.

Another Gloomy Evening for Israeli Basketball. Kravitz.
YAM MADAR scored 15 points for Israel in a 85-70 loss to Latvia in World Cup qualifying on Sunday night.

Israel’s World Cup basketball hopes dashed with loss to Latvia

The key is to raise the defensive level. Bet Halachmi.

Israel faces Poland in Latvia in a critical battle to keep its World Cup dream alive

RABBI ABRAHAM ISAAC KOOK, 1924

Following Rabbi Kook’s footsteps through Latvia and Lithuania to the roots of religious Zionism


Ukrainian-Israeli Evgeny Merman art exhibition shown in Riga

 The Israeli ambassador Sharon Rappaport-Palgi and the artist Evgeny Merman

Latvian President Egils Levits on his state visit to Israel

Levits is one of three heads of state in the world who are of known Jewish descent. The other two are Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Israel's President Isaac Herzog.

 Latvian President Egils Levits speaks during a news conference in Kaunas, Lithuania November 25, 2022.

Russia claims NATO attempted to fly drones into Russia

The drones were allegedly flown near the Pskov region, which is located along Russia's border with Estonia and Latvia.

NATO and Russian flags are seen through broken glass this illustration taken April 13, 2022.

Experiencing the Jewish past, present in Vilnius, Riga - opinion

My experiences in Jewish Vilnius and Riga on the ground, although brief, gave me an extraordinary opportunity to discover meaningful aspects of Jewish life in both places.

 BOYS SELL newspapers in the Jewish quarter of Vilnius, prior to World War II. It’s part of the urban-art project ‘The Walls Remember.’ The image from the original photo was transferred to an exterior building wall within the Jewish quarter to showcase conspicuous vestiges of everyday life.

Israeli Digital Art on display at Waterpieces International Video Art Festival in Riga

 Israeli Digital Art on display

Yemen Blues lights up Latvia


Private Cessna aircraft crashes off coast of Latvia

The Austrian-registered Cessna 551 aircraft was flying from Spain but without a set destination. At around 17:37 GMT, the aircraft was listed on the tracker as rapidly losing speed and altitude.

A Cessna 172 aircraft (illustrative).

Come to This Court & Cry: A problematic Holocaust story - review

The events of the Holocaust ended 77 years ago, but we are still dealing with its implications, in courts, in classrooms, and in the public arena.

 Come to This Court & Cry

Latvia designates Russia a state sponsor of terrorism over Ukraine war

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he was grateful for the Latvian parliament's resolution.

National flag flutters over Latvian central bank headquarters in Riga, Latvia April 9, 2019.

Marching across Europe to mark 80 years since the onset of the murder of European Jewry

 From left to right: Yacov Livne, Israel Ambassador to Poland, Monika Krawczyk (Director of JHI), Minister Wojciech Kolarski, Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of Poland, Ms. Rachel Kesselman (Radomsko Kesselman Museum), Michel Gourary (Director of EMOTL).