Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz’s chief sports writer Uzi Dann and Allison Kaplan Sommer to discuss the record-breaking Israeli delegation to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. How many medals will the 90 athletes bag for Israel? Why is the Israeli baseball team predominantly made up of American Jews? And why are there no Arabs representing Israel – yet again?

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz&rsquo;s chief sports writer <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4968218">Uzi Dann</a> and <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4969038">Allison Kaplan Sommer</a> to discuss the record-breaking <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-they-see-themselves-as-israelis-but-they-re-representing-the-refugee-olympic-team-1.10020756">Israeli delegation</a> to the 2020 Tokyo <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/asia-and-australia/olympic-opening-ceremony-director-fired-for-1998-joke-ridiculing-holocaust-1.10019189">Olympics</a>. How many medals will the 90 athletes bag for Israel? Why is the <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-israel-s-baseball-team-heads-to-olympics-as-an-underdog-dreaming-of-glory-1.9995727">Israeli baseball team</a> predominantly made up of <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/.premium-at-world-baseball-classic-i-m-rooting-for-team-nice-jewish-boys-1.5446704">American Jews</a>? And why are there no Arabs representing Israel &ndash; yet again?

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

Your audio guide to Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.

Haaretz Podcast

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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