Foto Friday – Israel at the Olympics 2012

July 27, 2012 - 2:58 PM by

Meet the Israeli delegation to the 2012 Olympic Games. Here they are, decked out in our national colors, with President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres.

For these athletes, the journey to London began not at the President’s residence but with months of intensive training…

Team spirit was forged at a gibushon. That’s Israeli-speak for “team building event”; the closest literal meaning is… let’s see… “formulationette” or maybe “consolidationookie”. Anyway, looks like they had fun.

The athletes know that they bear a heavy responsibility, representing Israel sport well while going for the gold, and carrying our flag with pride.

There’s no better example of that sentiment than that seen on Shahar Peer’s tennis championship-winning fingers!

They also live with the knowledge that the Israeli Olympic team’s heritage is one marked by tragedy and controversy.

The International Olympic Committee rejected the request for a moment of silence at tonight’s opening ceremony. It would have commemorated the 40th anniversary of the 1972 massacre, when 11 Israeli team members were killed at the Munich Games. For the record, the IOC did hold a small indoor tribute this past Monday at the Olympic village.

Outside — and this may be the most important thing — alongside flags of the other participating nations, Israel’s flag is there and flying high.

All photos courtesy of the Israel Olympic Committee. Visit their official page on Facebook where new photos are being uploaded daily — and don’t forget to click “Like”!

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3 Comments on Foto Friday – Israel at the Olympics 2012

  1. Enaira on Sat, Jul 28th 2012 2:41 AM

    2. I’m glad to hear the the IOC decided to hold a moment of silence after all even if it wasn’t on the world stage. I consider that respectful. I’m going to be eager to see all countries compete including Israel so I made sure that the PrimeTime Anytime feature is active on my Hopper so I can record it all on NBC. As for the other channels, the Hopper comes with three tuners which means that I can record multiple events at the same time and watch whenever I want. A Dish co-worker made the suggestion to upgrade a few months back and it has come to be really handy. Best of luck to all of the competitors over the next three weeks.

  2. David Severy on Sun, Jul 29th 2012 12:41 AM

    3. My prayer is that G-D the G-d of Abraham Isaac and Jacob would give your athletes favor from heaven and you would win many many more medals that anyone now expects. L-rd G-d Almighty do hear my Prayer, let the whole world know of the LOVE You have for your ancient people’s Kid’s!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amen!

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