Yom Kippur War

Yaakov Erez, former Maariv editor and Sokolov Prize winner, dies at 87

Erez, a Sokolov Prize winner, was behind many exclusive stories and investigations.

Yaakov Erez and Yitzhak Rabin
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026.

Roaring Lion: From Berlin to London, Europe stands by Israel in war with Iran - opinion

 Family group photos of all the participating members during the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Summit (ASEAN-GCC Summit) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 20, 2023

Will the Gulf adopt Sadat’s strategic framework? - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

Israel's opposition shapes a narrative of authoritarianism - opinion


War with Hamas may trigger the end of Israel's political alignment

After the Yom Kippur War, the burning anger at Israel's leadership led to the downfall of Labor's hegemony. After the October 7 massacre, it is reasonable this could happen again.

 ARGANAT COMMISSION into Yom Kippur War.

Zionism: Still helping Jews to save themselves - opinion

Jewish history’s ongoing tragedy is that too many hate us; Zionism’s enduring success is that we have a citizens’ army to protect us and a new mentality that will never, ever surrender again.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv, last week. ‘Israel’s government failed systemically, flamboyantly, from the coalition’s inception. Yet, Zionism did not fail on October 7,’ says the writer.

Zvi Zamir, Mossad director during Yom Kippur War, dies at 98

He is remembered as having warned of an attack before the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War, but was ignored by military intelligence.

 Zvi Zamir, Mossad chief from 1968-1974, who died January 2, 2024, at age 98.

'Eighteen days in October': How Israel failed to stop an Arab invasion - review

Israel’s two greatest national traumas were failures of Israeli vigilance and intelligence analysis, abetted by complacency.

 Israeli soldiers during the Yom Kippur War.

Henry Kissinger - The first Jewish secretary of state

Dr. Henry Kissinger was a controversial figure in modern history, but no one can deny his contribution to humanity.

 Former Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger, speaks at the George W. Bush Presidential Center's 2019 Forum on Leadership in Dallas, Texas, U.S., April 11, 2019.

Kissinger stood with Israel when it mattered the most - editorial

After leaving office in 1977, Kissinger became more outspoken in favor of Israel, publicly declaring in a speech that year: “The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.”

 Former Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger, speaks at the George W. Bush Presidential Center's 2019 Forum on Leadership in Dallas, Texas, U.S., April 11, 2019.

The real 'conceptzia' is endless occupation - opinion

The most profound and fundamental cause of the failures we are reckoning with today is the “concept” of maintaining the occupation as if we can contain its harmful implications.

Israeli soldiers block the entrance to the village of Beita, in the West Bank on September 13, 2023,

Israeli society has shown enormous resilience in response to Hamas massacre - opinion

We can be confident that Israeli society will be dramatically different after October 7. What we cannot know is what change is going to look like.

 SOLDIERS DANCE at a concert by singer Idan Raichel at an army base in the South, last month. In these days of trauma and war there may be room for optimism, says the writer.

These cookies cheered up Israeli soldiers in 1973. Now they are back

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Hamas planned for massacre during Passover, Iran forced delay - report

The report noted that the information was uncovered during the interrogation of Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre.

 Israeli soldier around the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 30, 2023