Though Iran and Israel are formal foes, athletes from both nations took a break from preparations for the Olympic Games in Sydney to snap a grinning picture that appeared in the Israeli daily Yediot Achronot. The paper noted, however, that members of the Syrian delegation turned a cold shoulder to entreaties from Israeli journalists.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
