British mandate
Britain’s long history of adversarial policies toward Iran and Israel - opinion
London is no longer operating behind the curtain, signaling to Islamists that they still have a major power patron, while stepping openly into the role of a major opponent of Israel.
My Word: Still bringing them home - opinion
The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on
How Ze'ev Jabotinsky shaped Israel's Right and liberal democracy - opinion
On This Day: 75 years since Exodus 1947 took 4,500 European Jews to Israel
More than 60 ships attempted to take illegal Jewish immigrants to Mandatory Palestine during Aliyah Bet with mixed results. But Exodus 1947 was the largest,
What was Jerusalem like in the 1950s? A hypothetical letter home
Kaleidoscope and cacophony: If I had written a letter to my parents back then
‘Nakba’ film ‘Tantura’ premieres locally this week
Tantura is the story of one Israeli graduate student who documented personal testimony of atrocities committed in one Arab village whose residents experienced the Nakba.
On This Day: Arabs kill 2 Jews in Tulkarm, sparking 1936-39 Arab revolt
The shooting that took place on this day 86 years ago sparked three years of brutal clashes that raged across pre-state Israel.
Remembering the Palmah assassination of a British man in Jerusalem
The assassination was the sole Palmah operation in Jerusalem until the start of the War of Independence in late 1947.
To whom was the Promised Land promised?
Israel has been consistently criticized for its occupation of the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, even though they were captured in a purely defensive war.
A son documents his mother’s experiences on the Aliyah Bet ship
The story of the Katina is one that has seldom been told before.
Mortar shell from British Mandate period discovered in forest near Jerusalem
The 81 mm. shell was packed with 500 grams of explosives and was safely diffused by police sappers, who arrived at the scene after being alerted by a father and son out walking.
Meet Sonia: A Hagana smuggler in Israel War of Independence
Despite all the ups and downs and disappointments of the political situation in Israel, it is effaced by the imprint from this time, and makes me feel that I fought for Jerusalem and will die here.
The Peel Commission Report of 1937
On July 7, 1937, 84 years ago, the report of the Palestine Royal Commission, also referred to as the Peel Commission, was submitted to Parliament.
