The Israeli filmmaker discusses his new film, 'Tatami,' which grapples with anti-Israel pressure on Iranian judokas, and blames jeers for his Meir biopic on the political climate

Judoka becomes Israel's 3rd world champion, dedicates her win to those under rocket fire

National team beats Netherlands 4:2 after overtaking Uzbek and South Korean teams and losing to French

21-year-old beats Romanian opponents in under-52 kg category to become 1st Israeli woman on tournament's podium since Yarden Gerbi in 2014; still, she will miss Olympics

'Now I can fully concentrate on judo,' says Saeid Mollaei, who can't return home after exposing his government's pressure to throw matches to avoid Israeli opponents

With Israelis increasingly winning top spots in judo and taekwondo, another discipline in which Iran is a traditional force, the issue is becoming divisive in the country

After Iranian athlete was coerced into throwing matches to avoid facing Israeli, and then defected, Islamic Republic banned from all judo competitions and activities

Sagi Muki hails Saeid Mollaei as an 'inspiration' after Iranian flees his country and recounts threats, pressure to withdraw from World Championship

World body to sanction Iranian judo federation after Saeid Mollaei said his family was threatened by the government until he agreed to throw match against Israel's Sagi Muki

Former world no. 1 Saeid Mollaei, who fled to Germany after pressure from Tehran to lose semifinal last week in Tokyo, says he'll now fight under the Olympic flag