War of Independence
Ben-Gvir took one of Likud's strongest symbols and turned it against Netanyahu - opinion
The Davidka cannon did not cause much damage, its range was short, and the destruction it caused was limited, but it made an enormous noise. Today's Davidka is named Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir clash over credit after Altalena discovery
IDF identifies remains of soldier killed in Cyprus, buried as unknown in Haifa since 1948
The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on
The story of the daring pilot Zahara Levitov
Zahara Levitov was a Palmach fighter and among the first women to fly planes in the newly established IDF, but her service was cut short by a tragic crash.
Israel Independence: Remembering a failed attack on Jaffa Gate in 1948
It was like somebody watching in a theater when the plot had become complicated and unsolvable, and knowing that now the turn of the deus ex machina had arrived, except I was the one on the stage.
Ukrainian resistance echoes Israel's resistance in War of Independence - opinion
The war in Ukraine has a number of similarities to the War of Independence in 1948.
Harold ‘Smoky’ Simon dies at 101
Mahal legend and former IAF COO Harold 'Smoky' Simon dies at the ripe age of 101
A Jerusalem plaza has been named for David Rakia. Who is he?
Rakia, who fled Nazi Austria and took Jerusalem into his heart, soul and art, now has his own spot in the city that meant so much to him.
What really happened at the 1947 UN Palestine partition vote
A note about my father’s account of the night of the UN vote for Partition, November 29, 1947
Remembering the life of Irgun member and activist Shulamit Dissentshik
Avi Nesher’s ‘Image of Victory’ is a triumph of cinema - review
Image of Victory is not so much a political movie as an existential statement about the price paid, quite literally, for the image of the title.
Happy 4th of July: Israel to commemorate War of Independence moment
As well as American Independence Day, July 4 signifies the 1976 Entebbe rescue operation.
July 4th: America's 245th birthday, and what it meant for US Jews
The Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution had significant meaning for the Jewish communities of the 13 Colonies, due to the importance of religious freedom.
