British mandate
The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on
Eight decades after the bombing shook British rule in Mandatory Palestine, its role in the struggle for statehood and the controversy surrounding it continue to be debated.
How Ze'ev Jabotinsky shaped Israel's Right and liberal democracy - opinion
Macy’s magnate Nathan Straus used his fortune to combat disease in New York and Mandatory Palestine
Israel Electric reveals telegrams showing Tel Aviv power station's role in British political battle
‘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.
Struggles of British Mandate for Palestine exposed in new book
Why did UK stay in the game despite challenges, and how did Zionists manage?
The Jewish connection of the Battle of Beersheba
Beersheba was the opening battle in the Palestine Campaign of World War I, a battle won by Australian and New Zealand horsemen.
