[3] In May 2013 Shklar was also elected vice president of the Olympic Committee of Israel.

[5] Uri Harlap then replaced Shklar as president of the Israel Fencing Association.

[6] In 2008, Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich, a national under-13 champion, successfully sued the Israel Fencing Association to require it to refrain temporarily from holding fencing competitions on Shabbat (the Jewish sabbath), saying that the Association's actions violated Israel's Equal Opportunities Act.

[7][8] The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that the Fencing Association’s practice was discriminatory, and ordered it to either allow Freilich to compete on a different day or hand him technical victories for any Sabbath match.

[9] Eilat, Israel, was chosen to host of the European Fencing Confederation Under-23 Championships in 2018.