British mandate

Macy’s magnate Nathan Straus used his fortune to combat disease in New York and Mandatory Palestine

Unlike Rockefeller or Carnegie, Nathan Straus began to give his money away early on and was devoted to several significant philanthropic initiatives as he continued to build his major businesses.

Nathan Straus
Tel-Aviv building site - Rothschild Park

Israel Electric reveals telegrams showing Tel Aviv power station's role in British political battle

UK PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer

The UK recognizing Palestine opens the door to lawsuits over crimes during the Mandate - opinion

Guests holding a sign and a Palestinian flag pose on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "Palestine 36" as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) returns for its 50th edition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 5, 2025.

At Toronto film festival, 'Palestine 36' tackles the past, echoes in the present


UK–Israel relations: 100 years since the Balfour Declaration

Today we are also secured by our ties in trade, investment, security, cooperation, technology and science, for the benefit of the peoples of both countries.

UK AND Israeli flags together at a march in London.

Escape from Cyprus: The story of ‘Hatikva'

As the passengers sang loudly, the Palestinian sawed the lock from a hatch cover in the floor of their cage.

Hatikvah crew members in Cyprus (from left) Hugh McDonald, Sam Gordon, Harold Katz, Joe Gilden and Murray Greenfield.

A state of their own: A new exploration of the life of Ze’ev Jabotinsky

Heller is most adept at analyzing how Jabotinsky held on to the reins of his followers even when they took steps that made him personally uncomfortable.

Zeev Jabotinsky

Max of Arabia

A 100-year-old bestseller managed to predict some of the future.

Men on camels near Wadi Rum

Ex-Mossad chief: Jewish spies were instrumental in Balfour Declaration

Efraim Halevy highlights role of NILI espionage network in creation of Israel.

A LARGE ROLE in securing the Balfour Declaration was played by the Jewish underground movement headed by Aaron Aaronsohn, seen at the rear of this family photograph.

First Israeli monument to ‘Exodus’ inaugurated in Haifa

“The drama of the Exodus is an integral part of the founding of the State of Israel.”

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Will the Queen come to Israel for the Balfour Declaration Centenary?

President Reuven Rivlin reiterated his invitation to the British monarch while at a meeting in Jerusalem with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

Queen Elizabeth

Battle over Balfour Declaration heats up... 99 years after it was issued

"There was already a Jewish majority in Jerusalem in the mid-19th century, well before the Balfour Declaration."

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration

This Week in Israeli History: Tuvia Grossman – The Bloodied “Palestinian,” The Rebel Shofar Blower and Bar Giora

The Jerusalem Post

Book Review: 'Two She-Bears'

Meir Shalev’s latest novel, now translated into English, offers an emotionally surprising story unfolding on a moshav.

Meir Shalev