Israel history
Editor's Notes: Kibbutzim are showing Israelis how to bridge the religious divide
“We do not have the privilege of refusing to work together, even when we disagree. If we learn how to do that, we will do good for all of Israeli society," a Kibbutz leader told me.
Inside the dig that peeled back 2,000 years of Jerusalem history
Visible everywhere, powerful nowhere: The paradox facing Israeli women in 2026 - analysis
History is happening in 'Israel Valley, The Technology Shield of Innovation' - book excerpt
Ilan Ramon, Israel’s 1st astronaut, and the meaning of life
As a 23-year-old fighter pilot, Ramon was pondering his purpose in the world. A professor offered insight.
Rivlin to play his predecessor, Chaim Weizmann, in new TV season
The series tells the story of the young people who served in the Palmah starting in 1946. President Rivlin will play Israel's first president Chaim Weizmann.
Israel: We must not teach history, but instill memory
These are the experiences, like a patchwork quilt, that make up the unique and beloved nation of which we are members.
Dead Sea Scrolls liberator Hershel Shanks passes away at 90
The most notable contribution of Shanks's career may have been a decades-long advocacy for public access to the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were discovered in 1947.
Flight to freedom
The riveting stories of Shlomo Hillel, Operation Babylon and Atlit.
Prehistoric Ashdodites used chopping tools to eat bone marrow – study
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the ancient humans living in the area of modern Ashdod used a specific type of stone tools to break animal bones and extract the bone marrow.
King David-era fort found in Israel's Golan Heights
The archaeologists think that the fort was built by the kingdom of Geshur, an ally of King David.
Why Washington may turn away from Israel
In today’s academic and politically progressive world, the foundation for the bipartisan consensus of support for the US-Israel relationship is gradually being eroded.
Mekor Haim: The one-street enclave tucked away in Jerusalem
The first settlers came a year after the 1923 land lottery.
Hebrew U receives world's largest collection of Holy Land postcards
David Pearlman did extensive research on them and provided HU researchers with valuable annotations and a complete catalog of his 130,000 postcard collection. "It has truly been a labor of love."
