Israel’s U17 team takes gold at European Flag Football Championships – Israel took the title with a 34-13 win over Serbia, despite electing to forfeit a game during the first round of the tournament as it was scheduled to take place on Shabbat. | JNS.org

(September 4, 2023 / JNS) Over the weekend, Israel’s under U17 boys’ national flag football team won gold at the 2023 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) European Junior Flag Football Championships at the Fattoria La Principina in Grossetto, Italy. More than 400 young athletes from 12 nations competed during the three-day tournament, at the U17 and U15 levels.