page_title: Sport in Israel
section_title: Fencing
hierarchical_section_title: Sport in Israel / Minor sports / Fencing
caption_attribution_description: עברית: הסייפת דלילה חטואל English: Delila Hatuel. Foil fencing olympic athleteРусский: Израильская рапиристка Делила ХатуэльСрпски / srpski: Делила Хатуел. Олимпијска флоре мачеватељкаСрпски (ћирилица)‎: Делила Хатуел. Олимпијска флоре мачеватељкаSrpski (latinica)‎: Delila Hatuel. Olimpijska flore mačevateljka
context_page_description: Sport in Israel plays an important role in Israeli culture and is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport. The most popular sports in Israel have traditionally been Association football and basketball - with the latter being considered the national sport - in both of which Israeli professional teams have been competitive internationally. Israel is an international center for Jewish sport around the world and since 1932 the Maccabiah Games, an Olympic-style event for Jewish athletes, is held in the country. Despite Israel's location in the Asian continent, the Israeli sports associations in various sports belong to the European associations due to the refusal of many Arab Asian countries to compete with Israeli athletes.
  The government's support and budgeting of sports in Israel is relatively low in comparison to other western countries. However, many Israeli athletes and teams managed to gain international success. The Israeli national basketball team has won 2 gold medals in the Asian Games and 1 silver medal at the European Championship, and basketball club Maccabi Tel Aviv is considered one of the best teams in Europe with 6 European titles.
context_section_description: Notable Israeli fencers have included:
  Boaz Ellis (foil), 5x Israeli champion
  Delila Hatuel (foil), Olympian, ranked # 9 in world
  Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann (foil), 20x Israeli champion
  Noam Mills (épée), female Olympic fencer, junior world champion.
  Ayelet Ohayon (foil), European champion
  Andre Spitzer; killed by terrorists
caption: Delila Hatuel
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