War of Independence

IDF Chief Zamir says current soldiers are greatest generation since War of Independence

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir praises soldiers as the greatest since the War of Independence and vows to eliminate threats to northern Israel.

|ByJAMES GENN
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits the 36th Division in southern Lebanon, published April 29, 2026.
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.

'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.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
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.

|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.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER

November 29 – the Jewish Thanksgiving Day

Finally, let us remind the Arab world that the UN voted for two states, not for a Jewish state only.

NOVEMBER 27, 2017ByJUDEA PEARL
Jews crowd onto a British army armoured car as they celebrate in downtown Jerusalem the morning after the United Nations voted on November 29, 1947 to partition Palestine which paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel on May 15, 1948.

In the center of it all

Marking 70 years since the vote that changed history on November 29, 1947

NOVEMBER 22, 2017ByDAVID GEFFEN
Jews celebrate in the streets of Tel Aviv moments after the United Nations voted on November 29, 1947, to partition Palestine which paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel on May 15, 1948.

The Balfour declaration and Resolution 242

The documents provide a window into contrasting perspectives of the Arab-Israeli conflict and highlight the importance of the dual narrative.

OCTOBER 28, 2017ByMICHAEL COHEN
Lord Balfour declares the Hebrew University of Jerusalem open in painting by Leopold Pilichowski

Gutsy warriors: Eager Americans who joined Israel in the fight for its life

There were many tragic losses and times when things looked bleak.

OCTOBER 19, 2017ByELAINE MARGOLIN
American pilots who volunteered for Israel during the 1948 War of Independence.

Founding member of Israel's 101 Squadron dies at age of 94

Mitchell Flint volunteered to fly for Israel and was one of the founding members of Machal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Mitchell Flint, an American pilot who volunteered to fight in Israel's War for Independence

First Wrong, then Hate

AUGUST 7, 2017ByDOVID BEN-MEIR
The Jerusalem Post

Honoring the man behind the war

With ‘In Our Hands,’ a film about the battle for Jerusalem during the Six Day War, Arik Achmon discusses the sacrifices he and his comrades made in order for Israel to survive.

JUNE 1, 2017ByNOA AMOUYAL
From left: a still of present-day Arik Achmon from the movie ‘In Our Hands’; Achmon in uniform during the Six Day War; Idan Barkai, the actor who plays him

A hero of two armies: From the front lines of WWII to Israel's War of Independence

“I was really ‘born’ in Jerusalem,” Brodetzky insists. “My soul has always been intertwined there.”

MAY 26, 2017ByORRI J. AVRAHAM
Lt. Moshe Brodetzky during his service in the US Army, 1944

Wanted: Seeking people present at the creation

‘The Youth of 1948’ project documents the experiences of those living in Israel during the last days of the of the Mandate period, the War of Independence and the state’s creation.

MAY 19, 2017ByCARL HOFFMAN
Noemi Schlosser

1967 and the myth of Palestinian victimization

The days of David vs. Goliath and the image of Israel as a country threatened with imminent destruction are long gone.

MAY 16, 2017ByGERALD M. STEINBERG
IDF CHIEF RABBI Shlomo Goren blows a shofar while he clutches a Torah scroll at the Western Wall on the day Jerusalem was reunified in June 1967