Six-day war

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

Having moved from the horrors of the Holocaust to dedicating his life to the revival of the Jewish state, his experiences are the essence of the story of the Jewish people in the 20th century.

Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.
Herzl Budinger, Architect of Israel’s Air Power in Lebanon

Herzl Budinger, architect of Israel’s air power in Lebanon, passes away at 82

AN ISRAELI military vehicle crosses through the ceasefire line with Syria on the Golan Heights. One can understand the support for a permanent IDF presence in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and the Syrian Golan even if these areas are not ours, holding them is seen as vital to our security, says the writer

Israel must reject territorial expansion after the war - opinion

 Wedding rings (Illustrative)

Jewish law tells us IDF soldiers must grant divorce before going to war - opinion


Celebrating Jerusalem: Why Hallel is not enough

How much longer can we wait to begin incorporating the watershed political and religious events of our time into our calendar?

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Candidly Speaking: Jerusalem Day

Jerusalem must return to its old destiny as “ir shalem,” meaning both "the city of peace" and "the city of completion."

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Recalling the Nazi parallel

Eban was not equating Israel’s Arab enemies with the Nazis. Let us review what he actually told his German interviewer nearly 45 years ago.

Then-Israel Ambassador to the UN Abba Eban speaks at the General Assembly in New York in the early 1970s.

Sharon: The life of a lion

“He was on the threshold of the promised land, he already took the step, he was about to place his foot on the promised land, and then he fell.”

Prime minister Sharon prays at the Kotel in Jerusalem in February 2001.

Veterans: Escape from England

Yonatan Shaked knew he needed to get away and eventually ended up here, where he has been living a colorful life ever since.

Escape from England

Liberating discoveries

Yossi Klein Halevi discusses why the story of the paratroopers in the Six Day War is key to understanding the present State of Israel.

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