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12-year-old Suleiman Hassan at Hadassah Medical Centre, after doctors reattached his head to his neck following a collision with a motorist

Surgeons reattach boy’s head after he was “internally decapitated” by motorist while cycling

Doctors in Israel say 12-year-old Suleiman Hassan’s head had “almost completely detached from the base of his neck” in the collision

Fri, Jul 14, 2023 16:28
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Lance Armstrong Photo by Maryse Alberti, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Giro d’Italia says Lance Armstrong not welcome at Israeli Big Start

Texan has said he wants to present his podcast from the race - but he won't be getting accreditation

Tue, Apr 24, 2018 13:57
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Gino Bartali, Tour founder Henri Desgrange and Maurice Garin (picture courtesy Le Coq Sportif)

Gino Bartali to be posthumously awarded Israeli citizenship ahead of Giro d’Italia Big Start

Meanwhile, organisers insist there will be no boycott of Israeli stages despite heightened tensions

Mon, Apr 23, 2018 19:10
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Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock (picture credit, Berthold Werner).JPG

Giro d’Italia organisers draw up plans to move Big Start from Israel

President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital has sparked fresh wave of unrest in the country

Tue, Dec 12, 2017 15:43
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Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock (picture credit, Berthold Werner).JPG

Human rights groups urge Giro d’Italia to ditch plans for Israeli Big Start

More than 120 organisations sign appeal to race organisers, highlighting plight of Palestinians

Wed, Nov 22, 2017 18:22
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Ivan Basso, Alberto Contador, Nir Barkat and Sylvan Adams in Jerusalem

Details of Israeli Big Start for 2018 Giro d’Italia unveiled

Former winners Ivan Basso and Alberto Contador were in Jerusalem as opening three stages announced

Tue, Sep 19, 2017 17:14
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Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock (picture credit, Berthold Werner).JPG

Jerusalem set for start of 2018 Giro d’Italia – the first time a Grand Tour will have begun outside Europe

Race owners RCS Sport to announce details of Big Start in Israeli city later this month

Fri, Sep 08, 2017 12:04
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