Menachem Begin

Israel's next election is a chance to end politics of division - opinion

The election campaign should focus on fixing Israel's biggest challenges instead of fueling political polarization.

|ByGIL TROY
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the IDF's 192nd pilot course graduation ceremony.
Gadi Taub sits down with Editor-in-chief Zvika Klein to retrace the defection that took him from Peace Now demonstrations to the front line of the fight over Israel's Supreme Court, its media and its national identity.

Who is Gadi Taub , the Labor prince who became the Israeli Left’s fiercest critic?

The historian, author and podcaster on his political journey, why he still backs Netanyahu, and what he calls the Left's "license to fabricate narratives".

|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a memorial ceremony for Ze’ev Jabotinsky at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, last year.

How Ze'ev Jabotinsky shaped Israel's Right and liberal democracy - opinion

Jabotinsky represented the core Right wing of the pre-state political battles and campaigns ever since the turn of the 20th century. He stood in opposition to Chaim Weizmann and Ben-Gurion.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD
Night view of Prague’s rotating ‘Head of Franz Kafka’ sculpture.

This month in Jewish history: Nobel and Noble

From Joseph’s birth to Entebbe’s rescue, discover the defining Jewish milestones, heroes, tragedies, and triumphs of Tammuz.

|BySTEVEN DRUCKER

Menachem Begin was from another league of historic proportions - top aide

Begin’s top aide Dan Meridor discusses how the premier laid the basis for the Abraham Accords, Iraq-Iran nuke comparisons, compassion for refugees.

MARCH 31, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
THEN-CABINET SECRETARY Dan Meridor (L) accompanies Prime Minister Menachem Begin before his testimony to the inquiry commission on the Sabra and Shatila massacres, Jerusalem, 1982.

Remembering Menachem Begin with his GPO director

Ze’ev Chafets, head of the Government Press Office during Begin’s tenure, reveals why no one ever impressed him as much as the prime minister.

MARCH 31, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
HE ‘WAS very charismatic in a strange way’: The young revolutionary speaks in 1949, in front of a likeness of his mentor, Revisionist Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky.

On This Day: Israel and Egypt sign a historic peace treaty

The Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty was the first between Israel and its surrounding Arab nations.

MARCH 26, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin at the signing of the Camp David Accords in 1979

Menachem Begin's legacy and the security of Israel - opinion

His legacy sheds light on Israel’s responsibility as a nation-state to Jews worldwide, particularly in times of crisis.

MARCH 17, 2022ByMICHAL COTLER-WUNSH
FAMILIES OF Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengistu pose at a news conference in 2018 where they called for the release of the two Israeli civilians from Hamas captivity.

Dublin’s Jewish lord mayor recalls meeting Zionist leaders

Ben Briscoe reminisces about meeting his father’s old comrade Menachem Begin, and his Jewish roots.

MARCH 16, 2022ByAVI KUMAR
BEN BRISCOE, Dublin’s second Jewish mayor, today 88.

Pastor John Hagee: Israel must never allow Iran to get a nuclear bomb

CUFI founder receives "Support of Israel Award" at annual Begin Symposium

MARCH 14, 2022ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Pastor John Hagee speaks at the Menachem Begin Center on March 13, 2022

The Begin Symposium 2022 – 'Securing the Nation'

MARCH 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Menachem Begin Heritage Center

Letters to the editor March 9, 2022: Still holding out

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MARCH 8, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Menachem Begin continues to shape Israel's Zionist vision - opinion

Menachem Begin became prime minister in 1977 and died 30 years ago.

MARCH 1, 2022ByGIL TROY
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Menachem Begin (left) sits at the head of the government table in the Knesset plenum in 1983.

Harold ‘Smoky’ Simon dies at 101

Mahal legend and former IAF COO Harold 'Smoky' Simon dies at the ripe age of 101

FEBRUARY 28, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Harold “Smoky” Simon