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
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
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
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