War of Independence
Yohanan Elishuv, last surviving fighter who raised Eilat's Ink Flag in 1948, dies at 95
During the first truce in June 1948, Elishuv was transferred to the southern front under Uzi Narkiss. He was wounded after driving over a mine, but returned to combat after recovering.
Ben-Gvir took one of Likud's strongest symbols and turned it against Netanyahu - opinion
Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir clash over credit after Altalena discovery
IDF identifies remains of soldier killed in Cyprus, buried as unknown in Haifa since 1948
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.
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.
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.
Ukrainian resistance echoes Israel's resistance in War of Independence - opinion
The war in Ukraine has a number of similarities to the War of Independence in 1948.
Harold ‘Smoky’ Simon dies at 101
Mahal legend and former IAF COO Harold 'Smoky' Simon dies at the ripe age of 101
A Jerusalem plaza has been named for David Rakia. Who is he?
Rakia, who fled Nazi Austria and took Jerusalem into his heart, soul and art, now has his own spot in the city that meant so much to him.
What really happened at the 1947 UN Palestine partition vote
A note about my father’s account of the night of the UN vote for Partition, November 29, 1947
Remembering the life of Irgun member and activist Shulamit Dissentshik
Avi Nesher’s ‘Image of Victory’ is a triumph of cinema - review
Image of Victory is not so much a political movie as an existential statement about the price paid, quite literally, for the image of the title.
Happy 4th of July: Israel to commemorate War of Independence moment
As well as American Independence Day, July 4 signifies the 1976 Entebbe rescue operation.
