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Greetings
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Welcome from the Chairman of the Israel Squash Rackets Association
The mayors of Tel Aviv and Ra’anana join me in extending warmest greetings to all the participating teams, players and officials. Special thanks to our colleagues in the European Squash Federation for their invaluable assistance in organizing this event. Squash is a discipline that requires speed, technique, power and spirit, a sport that fully deserves Olympic recognition. It is played world wide at spectacular venues with ever increasing televised popularity. It is my earnest hope that the Olympic goal will be reached soon and that future Olympians will come from among the juniors playing here. The teams competing at these championships comprise their countries best young players and I am sure they will compete passionately, in a spirit of fair play that will make the championships a worthy and memorable occasion for them and their supporters. Good Luck to all you young ambassadors of squash in the coming years. We hope this visit will encourage you to return and that we will see you here again both on and off our courts.
Ken Handler Chairman
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Greeting from the Mayor of Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo attaches great importance to sport and allocates substantial resources for the city’s broad and comprehensive sports activities. The financial backing of the municipality benefits more than 30 branches of both team and individual sports.
Hosting international sporting events provides excellent opportunities for the participants and guests to become acquainted with Israel and with Tel Aviv-Yafo and the city is delighted to hold and support different international games and competitions within its borders.
The stabilization of the security situation and the apparent end of the intifada increase our hope, that more and more international events, such as these championships, which attract tourism and catch the attention of the media, will be held in our city.
This competition is the first European Squash Championship to be held in Tel Aviv and we look forward to welcoming 150 participants and visitors from Europe.
The sport of squash is one of increasing popularity in Israel and this competition will undoubtedly serve to raise interest among our sporting public.
In Tel Aviv alone the number of squash players has doubled since 2001 and today the city has some 3,000 players. There are 12 active squash courts in Tel-Aviv, including the courts at Tel Aviv Towers, one of the best squash centers in Israel.
I thank the Israel Squash Rackets Association and the Sports Department of the municipality and wish all the participants, their coaches and spectators a successful tournament and a most enjoyable time in our city.
Ron Huldai Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo
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Greeting from the Mayor of Ra'anana
Dear Visitors,
On behalf of the residents of Ra'anana, I would like to offer a warm welcome to all the young squash players and their accompanying officials who will come to Ra'anana in May 2006 to participate in the European Squash Federation Under 15/17 Championships.
Ra'anana, a city of 75,000 people located in the Sharon region of central Israel, is well known for its quality of life, care for the environment and highly developed sports and cultural life. We invest heavily in sports education and facilities, which, in addition to the Ra'anana Squash Center, include the Municipal Sports Center, a 10 court Municipal Tennis Center, a soccer stadium and various other outdoor sports grounds.
Ra'anana pioneered squash in Israel by opening the first commercial squash center in 1977. Today, our center, which is used by over 500 players a month, hosts national championships, open and closed tournaments, inter club leagues and a thriving masters group, and is active throughout the year.
It is an honor for our city to co-host the championships and I hope you will all have time to explore not only Ra'anana but also some of the many fascinating sites of Israel.
Wishing you all an enjoyable time in Israel and the best of luck in the championships,
Yours sincerely,
Mayor of Ra'anana
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This
is the third time that European Junior Squash Championships are being held
in Israel and it is a great personal pleasure for me to welcome you to
Israel's squash scene.
The city of Tel Aviv-Yafo is delighted to
co-host the European under 15 and under 17 Junior Squash Team
Championships 2006, one of the most important junior squash tournaments in
the European calendar. 
