Israel Fencing Association — איגוד הסיוף

What is the Israel Fencing Association?

The Israel Fencing Association is the national body for fencing in Israel. Its website carries the English name in its title and the Hebrew name “איגוד הסיוף” (the fencing association) in its menus, which include its committees (“ועדות איגוד הסיוף”), its management (“ההנהלה”), general assemblies (“אספות כלליות”), bylaws (“תקנונים”) and financial reports (“דוחות כספיים”).^[3] The FIE and the European Fencing Confederation both list it as Israel’s member federation.^[1][2]

What does the Israel Fencing Association govern or do?

The association’s site reports the national championships of Israeli fencing under the title “אליפות המדינה” (national championship), by weapon and age group, and the national team championships (“אליפות המדינה לקבוצות”).^[3] It keeps a competition calendar and a list of clubs on its site.^[3] Its officers, as the FIE and the EFC list them, are Yossi Harari as president and Irina Tal as secretary general.^[1][2]

When was the Israel Fencing Association founded and where is it based?

The association is based in Tel Aviv. The FIE lists its address as “6948210 TEL-AVIV, 10 Shitrit St., Hadar Yosef at the athletics stadium Hadar Yosef”,^[1] while the EFC’s member profile gives “4290200, Tel Aviv, TEL-AVIV, Wingate Institute”.^[2] Both give [email protected] as its e-mail address, and the EFC profile gives its website as www.fencing.org.il.^[1][2]

How is the Israel Fencing Association recognised?

International federation. On its page for the European Fencing Confederation, the FIE lists the “Israel Fencing Association” as the member federation for Israel, with Yossi Harari as president and Irina Tal as secretary general.^[1] The FIE describes its structure as “five continental confederations and their 156 national member federations”.^[5]

Continental body. The European Fencing Confederation includes Israel in its members list, and its profile names the “Israel Fencing Association” with the same president and secretary general.^[2]

What does the Israel Fencing Association organise?

The association’s site reports its national championships by weapon and category: one listing, dated 21 November 2025, is “אליפות המדינה - דקר/חרב - קדטים - גני תקווה” — the national championship in épée and sabre for cadets, at Ganei Tikva.^[3] It also lists national team championships (“אליפות המדינה לקבוצות”) at Ganei Tikva on 25 April and 5 June 2026.^[3] Its home page also carries a monthly competition calendar (“לוח תחרויות חודשי”).^[3]

Who are its members?

The association’s page on fencing in Israel describes the club base of the sport: “בישראל כיום למעלה מ-19 מועדוני סיוף, ממעלות בצפון ועד באר-שבע בדרום” — Israel today has more than 19 fencing clubs, from Ma’alot in the north to Be’er Sheva in the south.^[4] Its home page lists clubs under the heading “המועדונים”, among them “מרכז חטואל לסיוף – כרמיאל” in Karmiel, “מועדון הסייף מכבי מעלות” in Ma’alot and “מכבי ירושלים” in Jerusalem.^[3]