The opening ceremony to the London 2012 Olympics may feature a memorial for the Israeli athletes slain in the 1972 Munich massacre, the Jewish Chronicle reports.

With preparations in London reaching fever pitch, Israel has named its full delegation of 61 athletes making the trip to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

With preparations at the Olympic Park entering the home straight, Alondon takes a test drive in the run-up to this summer's games.

Olympic hopeful windsurfer Lee Korzits (pictured) has landed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Electra Consumer Products - Israel's largest electrical appliances company - to take her to London 2012 and beyond.

Badminton player Misha Zilberman has qualified to represent Israel at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Israel has officially requested that the victims of the terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics be honoured at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Israeli Windsurfer Lee Korzits (pictured) has secured qualification for the London 2012 Olympic Games, winning her third world championship.

After the courts vetoed Israel's first Olympic mascot, "Shpitzik", the Israeli Olympic Committee revealed a new choice - the Bamba baby - only to pull it after one day due to public outcry.

Iranian football club Sepahan Isfahan has backed out of a friendly match against Partizan Belgrade of Serbia, because Partizan's manager - Avram Grant - is Israeli.

Leading Norwegian shooters were set to travel to Israel for a training camp next month, but the country's security authorities have determined that Israel is too dangerous and the trip has been cancelled.

Israel has chosen Schpitzik as its London 2012 Games mascot

A few years back, I arrived at a cultural centre in a northern Israeli town in order to take part in a literary meeting to launch a football book, “The Dutchman of Akko”, which I had the honour of editing.