Surfing
Anat Lelior of Israel surfing in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Outerknown Tahiti Pro on August 13 at Teahupoʻo, French Polynesia. Photo: Matt Dunbar/World Surf League (WSL)
August 17, 2026, 5:50 pm
Israeli Anat Lelior rides high in Tahiti Pro final
In just the seventh event in her debut WSL Champions Tour season, Israel's Anat Lelior reached the final.
By Shane Desiatnik
Anat Lelior in action at the 2026 WSL Challenger Series women's event at Merewether Beach, Newcastle. This coming week, she will surf at Bells Beach in round one of the WSL Championship Tour. Photo: WSL
April 1, 2026, 6:10 pm
Lelior earns dream spot in surfing’s world tour
Anat Lelior has become the first Israeli to qualify for World Surfing League's Championship Tour.
By Shane Desiatnik
Maccabi NSW All Abilities Surf's Up participants Will Gibbons (left) and Jarred Morris (right) with their instructor at Bondi Beach on May 1.
May 9, 2022, 7:23 am
Surfing fun for everyone at Bondi Beach
By AJN STAFF
February 15, 2022, 10:00 am
Super fun in the Bondi surf
By AJN STAFF
November 9, 2021, 7:00 am
Surf’s Up program rides high in Bondi
By AJN STAFF
Ha'Gal Sheli co-founder Yaron Waksman (front) leading a surfing lesson for at-risk teenagers in Tel Aviv.
August 15, 2019, 9:00 am
Riding a wave of support
IT'S hoped a final wave of support from Australia's Jewish community will result in an Australia–Israel Surf Education Centre opening on the Tel Aviv coastline, to enable Israeli not-for-profit Ha'Gal Sheli (My Wave) help thousands more at-risk Israeli teenagers get back on track in life through a love of surfing.
By Shane Desiatnik
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