British mandate

Britain’s long history of adversarial policies toward Iran and Israel - opinion

London is no longer operating behind the curtain, signaling to Islamists that they still have a major power patron, while stepping openly into the role of a major opponent of Israel.

Pro-Palestinian activists attend a protest against Israel's new death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly terror attacks, in London, Britain, March 31, 2026.
Yehuda Katz.

My Word: Still bringing them home - opinion

The ruins of the King David Hotel bombing.

The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a memorial ceremony for Ze’ev Jabotinsky at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, last year.

How Ze'ev Jabotinsky shaped Israel's Right and liberal democracy - opinion


Water cooling tower at Haifa oil refinery collapses

The tower, part of a set of two, was built during the British Mandate, and posed as one of most notable icons of the city.

One of the water cooling towers at the Haifa oil refinery collapses, June 12, 2020

ECI to mark 100 years since San Remo Conference in Jerusalem

'This is the most momentous political event in the whole history of our movement, and it is, perhaps, no exaggeration to say in the whole history of our people since the Exile'

San Remo Conference 521

Thousands gather in Upper Galilee to commemorate Battle of Tel Hai

The event revolved around the heroism of a Jewish defensive paramilitary group and its commander, Joseph Trumpeldor.

Betar Youth gather in Upper Galilee to commemorate Battle of Tel Hai

Book review: Getting the world to sign off

A masterful chronicling of the battle for global support for Israeli independence.

BRITISH SOLDIERS in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City.

From Begin’s tchach-tchachim to Bibi’s bots - analysis

Likud has a long history of milking opponents’ insults for more votes.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu walks in front of a poster depicting the late prime minister Menachem Begin in Tel Aviv in 2010

Original copy of infamous 1939 British White Paper to be auctioned

An original copy of the 'White Paper' which restricted Jewish immigration to Palestine during the Holocaust is one of three rare pamphlets to be auctioned in Los Angeles

Palestine Police Force wanted poster of Irgun and Lehi members. Menachem Begin appears at the top left.

A pioneering rabbi

Menasseh ben Israel was a writer, intellectual and advocate for British Jewry in the 17th century.

AN ETCHING of Menasseh ben Israel made by Rembrandt in 1636

Newly-discovered 1945 letter reveals how Tel Aviv survived a British siege

An anonymous letter, recently discovered in the National Library archives, offers a glimpse into a time of crisis when the residents of Tel Aviv were prisoners in their own homes.

British soldiers enforcing a curfew in Tel Aviv during the 1940s (Haim Fein at the Emanuel Harussi Photograph Collection)

British milestones in Holy Land set traditional foundation for royal visit

William's visit is at the behest of the British government.

A church official gestures as he stands next to the entrance to the Anglican St. George's Cathedral in Jerusalem, June 13, 2018

LONDON IN JERUSALEM

With tea at the tower and cocktails in the citadel, the Tower of David Museum explores culture in the city during 1918-1948.

Edna and Muli Azrieli visit the reconstruction of their famous Fink’s bar in Jerusalem