Not only did they win both games, but these victories in this FIBA qualifying window mean that the blue-and-white won’t have to worry about their final two qualifiers in February.
Madar and Saraf led a strong second half for Israel, achieving a thrilling comeback to beat Ukraine once more.
The 26-year-old has played with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Alba Berlin before returning home to sign with the Reds and continue his career in the capital city.
Oded Katash’s squad came out of the gates scoring at will as Hoard, Tamir Blatt, and Roman Sorkin all found points with ease to head into halftime with a 48-36 lead.
Marcus Foster's dominant 23-point performance led Hapoel Tel Aviv to a narrow 72-68 victory over Hapoel Holon in Coach Stefanos Dedas's final game before Dimitrios Itoudis takes the helm.
Junior Finance Minister Nora Achahbar's resignation triggered a crisis cabinet meeting at which four ministers from her centrist NSC party also threatened to quit.
It is no good kicking the Jew-hatred down the road and trying to ignore it. Europe is not yet lost, but it needs to combat foul play.
With owner Ofer Yannay heavily invested in Hapoel Tel Aviv, his goal is to find a way to move up and play in the Euroleague with all of the continent’s top teams.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.
"I’m more concerned about France’s attack on the pitch than anything that might happen off it" Ben Shimon said, regarding possible threats to the upcoming game.
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