Anniversary

The other legacy of Entebbe: Israel’s forgotten African partnerships - opinion

Fifty years after the famous rescue, Israel should remember not only a military triumph, but the African partnerships that made it possible – and the lessons they hold for the future

Israeli army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur, gives a press conference following Operation Entebbe, in which Israeli special forces rescued 100 hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on July 3, 1976.Premium
Dov Bleich writing a Yiddish prayer for America’s next 250 years at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

America did not begin in a single language - opinion

An Israeli hostage is greeted on her return to Israel after Operation Entebbe on 3rd July 1976, in which, Israeli special forces rescued 100 hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine following their hijack of Air France Flight 139.

Sorin Hershko, soldier most severely wounded in Entebbe, honored on operation's 50th anniversary

Captives returning after the Entebbe Operation.

Beyond the Headlines: Fifty years since the Entebbe rescue - opinion


Knesset celebrates its 73rd birthday amid COVID-19 Omicron wave

The Knesset will celebrate its anniversary with a historical art exhibit, virtual meetings with Diaspora leaders and panels following the theme of "Diverse Opinions - One Knesset."

The Knesset building in Givat Ram, Jerusalem

January 6: A cautionary tale - analysis

The way America responded to both was markedly different. After September 11, 2001, America rallied together; after January 6, 2021, it continued its descent into polarized camps. 

A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Five years on: Footage of Shimon Peres's final speech released to public

Former President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres's final speech was delivered hours before he fell ill, and has never been released to the public before.

 GRAYEVSKY TOOK one of the last photographs of late president Shimon Peres.

I sat vigil for the 9/11 victims. I still feel their presence and absence - opinion

Every year around the time of the September 11 anniversary I am brought into the depths. It's an experience shared by many Americans.

Rain drops rest near a US flag at the south reflecting pool at the National 9/11 Memorial the day before the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, New York City, September 10, 2020.

Hannah Szenes remembered 100 years after her birth

The National Library uploads the archive of her personal items.

Chana Senesh's pocket notebook

Seminar marking anniversary of establishment of Public Defender's Office

There were several guests of honor at the event.

Right to left: Prof. Yuval Marin, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the College of Management Academic Studies, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, and Avi Balashnikov, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the College of Management Academic Studies

Chabad marks 27 years since the passing of Lubavitcher Rebbe

Schneerson, known to his followers simply as the Rebbe, was a towering, charismatic figure in the Jewish world who left no successor to his throne.

RABBI MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON of Lubavitch at a Lag Ba’omer parade in Brooklyn, 1987.

Israeli metal rockers Orphaned Land celebrates 30th anniversary

World-famous Israeli rockers to celebrate 30th anniversary with gala performance with orchestra and choir in Tel Aviv

ORPHANED LAND, with Kobi Farhi (center).

Klil celebrates 20 years since acquisition by Daboosh

In 2020, Klil’s gross profit was NIS 114 million, the net profit rate was 31.3% and net profit was NIS 49.3 million.

FROM LEFT: Klil CEO Fredy Aboukrat, Klil Chairman Tzuri Daboosh and Eli Gaz, Klil's oldest employee, celebrate the anniversary.

On 33rd anniversary, Hamas vows to free Palestine ‘from sea to river’

Hamas also vowed to confront normalization agreements between the Arab countries and Israel, dubbing them a “national sin that only serve the Zionist enterprise in the region.”

Hamas members burn a coffin draped in an Israeli flag, rally marking 13th anniversary of Second Intifada, 2013