ie , THE DETRorarrill Organizations Hold Key to Active Sporting Scene in Israel By HASKELL COHEN (Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.) TEL AVIV — The Israelis definitely are a sports- loving people. Although the state claims a population of only 3.5 million, the wide arc of sports participation that Israelis indulge in ranges from basketball to bowls, rugby to rowing, sail- ing to skiing, and a mul- titude of other sports in be- tween these areas. The top sports associa- tions in Israel include: The Olympic Committee of Is- rael, a successor to the Palestine Olympic Commit- , established in 1933. s committee is directly responsible for Israel's delegations to Olympic Games and to regional con- tests. In addition, the Olympic Committee assists in the construction of sports facilities and gives spe- cialized training to talented youngsters all over the - country. It operates a schol- arship fund for this purpose. The Israel Sports Fed- eration, founded in 1931 and broken down into 16 different sports groups which include boxing, cycling, fencing, gymnas- tics, handball, judo, row- ing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, track and field, vol- leyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestl- ing. There seems to be an argument in Israel, as to which is the number one type of athletics partici- pated in by the citizens. There are followers of soccer who claim it is number one, National Psyches Affected 2 Raids TEL AVIV (ZINS) — American psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Lunde says the Is- raelis succeeded at Entebbe in 1976 and the Americans failed in their hostage re- scue effort in Iran this year partly because of the differ- ent national psyches of the two countries. He said Israel feels cut-off from the rest of the world and her soldiers have a "do-or-die" attitude. Ameri- cans are much more cau- tious, he said. . "These kinds of opera- tions require a daring, de- sperado quality that is not part of the American per- sonality today," said Dr. Lunde. and in recent years the game of basketball, origi- nally introduced to Israel by the incomparable Nat Hol- man, has its advocates. The Football Association (soccer) here, was founded in 1928 and is affiliated with the FIFA, the interna- tional body, world-wide. The local association is a parent body over football, as it is referred to here, with 30,000 players registered. On the other hand, the Is- rael Basketball Associa- tion, which became inde- pendent in 1968 and is affil- iated with FIBA embraces 20,000 plus registered con- testants. Perhaps the fastest growing sport here is tennis and it's safe, to say that by the end of the calendar year more than 20,000 people will be par- ticipating in this particu- lar sport. The Tennis Association was founded in 1946 and is responsible for arranging the coun- try's regular participa- tion in the Davis Cup. This administrative pro- cedure has existed since 1949. There are some 20 other associations which operate independently for athletics, golf, cricket, rugby, skiing, etc. In Israel, there are five major sports organizations which are responsible for fielding teams and organi- zing clubs so that Y can get active in the various sports on a na- tional and international level. The largest club organ- ization is Hapoel, which is the sports body of the His- tadrut, the labor federation. It was founded in 1926 and currently has a membership of over 130,000 who make up the 1,180 Histadrut clubs around the country. Hapoel is active in 21 sepa- rate sports venues. Maccabi is the coun- try's oldest sports organ- ization, having been active also in sports. It claims a membership of 2,400 athletes in 48 clubs with activity confined to eight sports. The top sport for Betar is boxing. A group founded in 1953, the Academic Sports Asso- ciation (ASA) has repre- sented Israel in the Interna- tional Academic Sports Association ever since then. There are 10 universities and institutions of higher learning affiliated with ASA. The Sport and Physical Education Authority of the Ministry of Education is the major government agency of sports in Israel. It fi- nances the training of pro fessional manpower and teachers, the construction of sports facilities, aids sports associations and organiza- tions, municipal and local authorities in their sport ac tivities and coordinates be- tween them and other gov- ernment bodies. CUSTOM MADE 3 Initial CQLLAR / PIN with DIA MOND ' 14 Kt. GOLD EARRINGS Tapper's has a large collecti(in of 14Kt Gold earrings to suit . even: taste. from $ 19 95 12995 2 Initial COLLAR PIN 4 CUSTOM MADE TAPPER'S S 7 LOW PRICE if is For Dad TAPPERS 'HAS A LARGE COLLECTION OF CUFF LINKS. TIE TACKS. MONEY CLIPS. 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