{"id":868664,"date":"2025-08-28T22:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T03:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/israel-national-team-balances-remembrance-and-readiness-ahead-of-eurobasket-tip-off\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T22:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T03:12:06","slug":"israel-national-team-balances-remembrance-and-readiness-ahead-of-eurobasket-tip-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/israel-national-team-balances-remembrance-and-readiness-ahead-of-eurobasket-tip-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel National Team balances remembrance and readiness ahead of EuroBasket tip-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basketball <\/p>\n<section>\n<nav><span><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\">Jerusalem Post<\/a><span>\/<\/span><\/span><span><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\">Israel News<\/a><span>\/<\/span><\/span><span><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Israel-News\/Sports\">Israel Sports<\/a><\/span><\/nav>\n<section>\n<h2>Basketball Israel National Team balances remembrance and readiness ahead of EuroBasket tip-off<\/h2>\n<h2>Basketball Ahead of their EuroBasket debut, Israel\u2019s national basketball team visited Auschwitz and Birkenau, reflecting on history and finding unity as they prepare to face Iceland.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<figure><img alt=\"basketball  ISRAEL PLAYERS Guy Palatin (left) and Deni Avdija visit concentration camps in Poland ahead of Thursday\u2019s EuroBasket opener vs Iceland.\" title=\"basketball  ISRAEL PLAYERS Guy Palatin (left) and Deni Avdija visit concentration camps in Poland ahead of Thursday\u2019s EuroBasket opener vs Iceland.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/q_auto\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280\/678489\"><\/figure>\n<section>\n<section> ISRAEL PLAYERS Guy Palatin (left) and Deni Avdija visit concentration camps in Poland ahead of Thursday\u2019s EuroBasket opener vs Iceland.<\/section>\n<section>(photo credit: <span>ISRAEL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION\/COURTESY<\/span>)<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section><span><span>By<\/span><span><span>JOSHUA HALICKMAN<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/section>\n<section><time datetime=\"2025-08-28T04:46:57\">AUGUST 28, 2025 04:46<\/time><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><svg aria-labelledby=\"8g336-aria\" role=\"img\" width=\"100%\" height=\"700\" viewBox=\"0 0 800 700\"><title id=\"8g336-aria\">Loading&#8230;<\/title><rect role=\"presentation\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" clip-path=\"url(#8g336-diff)\" style=\"fill:url(#8g336-animated-diff)\" \/><defs><clipPath id=\"8g336-diff\"><rect x=\"0\" y=\"10\" rx=\"4\" ry=\"4\" width=\"70%\" height=\"20\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"40\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"60\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"95%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"80\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"98%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"100\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"90%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"120\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"96%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"140\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"200\" rx=\"4\" ry=\"4\" width=\"70%\" height=\"20\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"220\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"90%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"240\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"96%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"260\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"280\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"95%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"300\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"320\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"98%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"400\" rx=\"4\" ry=\"4\" width=\"70%\" height=\"20\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"420\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"90%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"440\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"96%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"460\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"480\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"96%\" height=\"10\" \/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"500\" rx=\"3\" ry=\"3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"10\" \/><\/clipPath><linearGradient id=\"8g336-animated-diff\" gradientTransform=\"translate(-2 0)\"><stop offset=\"0%\" stop-color=\"#f3f3f3\" stop-opacity=\"1\" \/><stop offset=\"50%\" stop-color=\"#ecebeb\" stop-opacity=\"1\" \/><stop offset=\"100%\" stop-color=\"#f3f3f3\" stop-opacity=\"1\" \/><animateTransform attributeName=\"gradientTransform\" type=\"translate\" values=\"-2 0; 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