A decade after the Maccabiah bridge collapse over the Yarkon River, Australian survivors and families of the victims remain angry that one official responsible for the tragedy has been promoted by ...

The son of a victim of the 1997 Maccabiah bridge disaster welcomed the decision to move the Games' opening ceremony to Jerusalem.

The Maccabiah Games got under way Wednesday, as investigators questioned the contractors responsible for building the bridge whose collapse brought tragedy to the games. The games had been called ...

Around 700 people gathered in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan on Tuesday morning for a ceremony to mark the twenty year anniversary of the bridge collapse at the 1997 Maccabiah Games which ...

25 years later, today’s Australian delegation remembers the Maccabiah Bridge tragedy Few will forget the awful images of people plunging into the Yarkon River on July 14, 1997.

A MEMORIAL wreath honoring the memories of the four Australians killed in the Maccabiah bridge collapse (photo credit: AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY) By GREER FAY CASHMAN JULY 13, 2017 20:48 Updated: JULY 16 ...

Australian victims of the Maccabiah bridge collapse are set to receive a final payout of $575,000 after waiting nearly seven years for a total of $20 million in compensation.

A memorial service has been held in Israel in honour of four Australian Jewish athletes who lost their lives when a bridge collapsed 12 years ago.

The Maccabiah’s 20th Games will have competitions in 40 sports, including two new ones, lacrosse and bridge. The biggest competition is in soccer, with 1,401 athletes from 20 countries.

Maccabiah complaints Sir, While we enjoyed the spectacle and felt so proud of all the athletes (“World’s largest Jewish sporting event kicks off in Jerusalem”), our capital city has much to ...