MACCABI TEL AVIV TO PLAY KNICKS IN NYC

U.S.-Israel Basketball Game to Benefit Israeli Children (AIPAC)
The NBA's New York Knicks will tip off against the Maccabi Tel Aviv Elite squad in an exhibition game to benefit Migdal Ohr, a youth village for disadvantaged children in northern Israel, the website Israel21c.org reported. The game will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City next Thursday, October 11. Maccabi Tel Aviv has won two Euro league championships in the past several years and is one of the best teams in the league. "We can win this game," said Maccabi player Will Bynum. "We are ready to show that we are equal to an NBA team," he said. Migdal Ohr, which means "Light Tower," provides a home and education to 6,500 orphaned, impoverished, underprivileged and new immigrant children.