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Veteran Games

Veteran Games: UK wants to learn accessibility from Israel

The Veteran Games are built around the reality that the whole family often struggles when an injured veteran returns from war and they have a crucial role to play in their loved one's recovery.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Veterans are seen ahead of the Veteran Games in Israel.
British and Israeli veterans compete in the fourth annual Veteran Games in Tel Aviv

Some 200 UK, Israeli veterans compete in fourth annual Veteran Games

The five-day-long Veteran Games saw disabled Israeli veterans compete against their British counterparts, who also went on cultural tours across Israel.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Golani soldiers during their swearing in ceremony at the Western Wall.

Why did the Golani Brigade commander burn a platoon's flags and symbols?

One former staff sargeant said he recognized his strap and several of the flags in the pictures, adding that he believed the incident was disrespectful to past generations and fallen soldiers.

|ByIDAN ZONSHINE
DISABLED CYCLISTS take part in the Beit Halochem Canada, Aid to Disabled Veterans of Israel race this week in Israel.

Cycling for veterans

Courage in Motion holds annual cycling event in Israel this week as part of the Beit Halochem Canada, Aid to Disabled Veterans of Israel initiative

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Overcoming disabilities through competitive sports

The first Veterans Games in Israel is "an inspiration" to any young wounded military veteran

MAY 28, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
British veterans compete in shooting at Veterans Games in Tel Aviv