War of Independence

'Not just history': Belongings of Gush Etzion heroes to be publicly displayed for first time

The traveling exhibit is part of a new educational initiative led by the Gush Etzion Regional Council to deepen the study of the area's history in schools.

APRIL 21, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

The hat of Moshe Silberschmidt, the last commander of Gush Etzion, and the wool sweater of Palmach fighter and combat medic Uriel Ofek, April 21, 2026.

Makeshift pistol built by 16-year-old Uzi Aharoni in 1948, to be displayed at the HaEmek Museum in the Galilee, northern Israel, April 21, 2026.

Makeshift pistol from Israel's War of Independence to be displayed at Ha'emek Museum for first time

The near 80-year-old pistol was built by 16-year-old Uzi Aharoni in Kibbutz Gvat’s blacksmith shop in early 1948 to defend his settlement ahead of and during the war.

APRIL 21, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

IDF Private Dov Permat who was killed in battle in the Malkiya area in 1948

IDF recovers remains of soldier killed in War of Independence after 78 years

The remains of Pvt. Dov Permat, an Israeli soldier killed in 1948, have been found nearly 78 years later, bringing closure to his family and honoring his sacrifice.

APRIL 4, 2026|BySHOSHANA BAKER

Female combat paramedic soldiers stationed at their army base in Be’eri, just a few kilometers from the Gaza border.

'Bravery never belonged to one gender': Israel's female combat legacy preserved in Ashkelon

As female combat soldiers take center stage in Israel’s current war, a historic site preserves the stories of women who have defended the state

FEBRUARY 24, 2026|ByTANIA SHALOM MICHAELIAN

Graves of 2 fallen soldiers from War of Independence found

Binyamin Eisenberg and Yitzhak Rubinstein were killed in the battle for Kibbutz Yad Mordechai.

OCTOBER 7, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Private Binyamin Aryeh (York) Eisenberg (left) and Private Yitzhak Rubinstein (right) were KIA in 1948, the battle of Kibbutz Yad Mordechai.

Rolf Eden, Germany’s leading playboy who fought for Israel, dies at 92

Eden settled in West Berlin in 1956, beginning a career in entertainment that gave him the reputation as an “eternal playboy” and “king of nightlife” in Berlin.

AUGUST 17, 2022ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA

German Nightclub owner Rolf Eden with two unidentified girls pose on the red carpet before the German Film Prize (Lola) ceremony in Berlin April 27, 2012.

The death of a unique Israeli ethos - opinion

The lofty ethos that motivated thousands of soldiers to risk their lives in the face of the enemy is now clearly dead.

AUGUST 2, 2022ByMAURICE HIRSCH

SIMCHA GOLDIN, father of late IDF soldier Hadar Goldin, stands outside IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, continuing the campaign for the return of the remains of his son and comrade, Oron Shaul.

Israel’s place on the global scale 74 years later - opinion

After almost three-quarters of a century, it’s time for us to recognize that our state is no longer just a local power – we must venture further and consider our impact on the whole world.

MAY 3, 2022ByDR. MICHAEL MIRILASHVILI

A WOMAN holds up a smartphone as the Israel Air Force aerobatic display team fly in formation over the coastline as part of the celebrations for last year’s Independence Day.

The story of the daring pilot Zahara Levitov

Zahara Levitov was a Palmach fighter and among the first women to fly planes in the newly established IDF, but her service was cut short by a tragic crash.

MAY 2, 2022ByAMIT NAOR/NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL

Israel Independence: Remembering a failed attack on Jaffa Gate in 1948

It was like somebody watching in a theater when the plot had become complicated and unsolvable, and knowing that now the turn of the deus ex machina had arrived, except I was the one on the stage.

APRIL 28, 2022ByURY EPPSTEIN