Israel history

Flydubai terror attempt brings to mind the hijackings of 1970s in Israeli consciousness - comment

Israel is a small country, and in moments like these it feels smaller still. People who have never met became “our passengers.” Their survival was a national relief.

IDF "Sayeret Matkal" soldiers rescuing hostages on a "Sabena" plane at the Lod Airport. above from R to L- Danny Yatom & Ehud Barak who participated in the rescue, May 9, 1972.
Israeli Tech

From Weizmann computers to start-up nation: How Israel grew to become a high-tech powerhouse

The Irgun's dismantled Altalena ship is seen off the coast of Tel Aviv, 1948. (Archive)

The Altalena’s enduring lesson: Israel must choose unity over division - opinion

Soldiers praying at the Kotel in 2013.

Will we forever live by the sword? - opinion


My Word: Remembering Israel's assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, 30 years on

Yitzhak Rabin’s legacy has been eroded over the past three decades, but the lesson about the dangers of political extremism must not be allowed to die.

A RALLY IN 2015 at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv marking 20 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

New digital archive gives global access to Israel’s archaeological treasures

The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched a new database holding over three million historically significant records.

An intricately decorated 1,700-year-old ceramic oil lamp adorned with symbols linked to the Jewish Temple and discovered on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives, displayed in Jerusalem on Dec. 26, 2024

New Knesset Museum opens, showcasing a modern interactive experience with the past

The museum was built within the old building of the Knesset, also known as the Froumine House, which is located on King George Street in Jerusalem’s city center.

New Knesset Museum.

Commemorating Herzl’s vision: Reflections on his legacy and values - opinion

Theodor Herzl’s vision and values, as expressed in his writing, imagine a different Israel than we have today.

 ACTIVISTS HOLD copies of the Declaration of Independence in the Knesset gallery to protest against the Nation-State Law in 2018. Herzl’s values compel us to scrutinize the law, which undermines the equality of non-Jewish citizens, the writers maintain.

Celebrating Lag Ba’omer, a heroic chapter in Jewish history - opinion

During Bar Kochba’s revolt against the Romans, a terrible epidemic struck Rabbi Akiva’s students, and 24,000 men lost their lives. The epidemic suddenly stopped on Lag Ba’omer.

 The real festivities begin when a huge bonfire is lit at midnight on Lag Ba'omer.

New Ben-Gurion Airport exhibit showcases 3,000 years of Jewish history

Travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport can explore Israel’s rich 3,000 year history with a new archaeological exhibition that will be open until 2026.

A stone from the western wall is rolled through Ben-Guiron Airport.

On This Day: David Ben-Gurion won Israel's first election

The elections were not for the Knesset, which did not exist yet, but for the Constituent Assembly, a body tasked with formulating a constitution for the emerging state.

 Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.

Grave of Kfar Etzion pioneer rediscovered 80 years after her death

The grave of Tziporah Eliash, a Kfar Etzion pioneer, was buried with her daughter in the cemetery that saw many heart-wrenching funerals, including the Convoy of 10 and the Convoy of 35.

Grave of Tziporah Eliash in Kfar Etzion cemetery.

Not just gelt! Coins belonging to second king of the Hasmonean dynasty in miraculous discovery

Dr. Shay Bar, Dr. Yoav Farhi and Dr. Mechael Osband, who led the excavation, discovered the 80/79 BCE-style coins on Friday - the third night of Hanukkah.

Researchers unearthed 160 coins belonging to the second king of the Hasmonean dynasty from a Hanukkah-era excavation

Tel Dan Stele, oldest archaeological evidence of King David, comes to NY’s Jewish Museum

Before coming to the Jewish Museum, the stele was on display for nearly two months at a biblical archaeology museum in Oklahoma.

 The Tel Dan Stele on display at the Jewish Museum in New York.