David Ben-Gurion

75 years of investing in Israel: The Man Behind the Concept

Henry Morgenthau Jr., U.S. Treasury Secretary during World War II, was instrumental in developing the framework of Israel Bonds.

Henry Morgenthau, Jr., U.S. Treasury Secretary during World War II, visits Jerusalem in 1951
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah attend the Likud Party's election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, Jan 21, 2020.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has an insurance policy - it's called Israel's opposition – opinion

Demonstrators hold placards with portraits of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) during a protest.

Israeli rhetoric on Turkey is increasingly shaping Ankara's view of tensions over Syria - analysis

US Vice President JD Vance speaks on Joe Rogan's podcast, published July 15, 2026.

From Washington to Vance: The risks of America's Middle East entanglements - opinion


The Israel Defense Forces celebrate 75th anniversary

Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, signed the order to establish the IDF on May 26 and the IDF began is existence on May 31, 1948.

 One of 75 pictures chosen from the IDF archives, on the occasion of the IDF's 75th anniversary.

A4BGU’s CEO shares his views on 21st-century Zionism

"For Zionism to survive and Israel to thrive, we need a new, compelling rallying cry to mobilize a new generation around what 21st-century Zionism truly stands for,” Seserman said. 

 Cap: Doug Seserman, CEO of Americans for Ben-Gurion University.

Our teenagers take Israel for granted - opinion

Over the past 2,000 years, Jews have suffered through exile and desolation. From the Romans to the Holocaust, they faced enemies and antisemites who tried to annihilate them.

 ISRAEL’S FIRST prime minister  David Ben-Gurion sits under a portrait of Theodor Herzl before the reading of the Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv, May 14, 1948.

National service for all is a moral imperative - opinion

Upon reaching 18, all should be required to serve the country, in military or civilian service, as their civic duty.

A MEMBER of the Military Police checks the identity card of an enlisting soldier, at IDF recruitment headquarters in Tel Hashomer.

Aliyah isn't a sacrifice, but it still takes some getting used to - opinion

Aliyah may have been a sacrifice 30 years ago, but today it is no more difficult than moving to any other country.

 NEW IMMIGRANTS from North America arrive at Ben Gurion Airport on a special flight on behalf of the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, in 2019

The debt to the Jewish rebels against Rome - opinion

Brushing aside negative portrayals of the ancient rebels, the Zionists made an ideological connection to them because they had bequeathed an important legacy.

DAVID BEN-GURION showing guests around Sde Boker.

What do Pharaoh, Moses teach Israel about its leadership crisis?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: There was a time when leaders thought of things larger than themselves.

DAVID BEN-GURION showing guests around Sde Boker.

Air conditioning system in PM Ben-Gurion's Sde Boker home restored

Teams of retired technicians came back for a special project: restoring a long-retired air conditioning unit in the former home of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.

 Tadiran air conditioner technicians Yehuda Amergi and Moshe Schwartz

Israel is neither halachic or Western, it is a unique democracy - opinion

In law, morality is necessary for mishpat tzedek (justice) to be done and if justice is done and seen, peace will result.

 IN 1980, justice Aharon Barak decided that Jewish law would be merely a source of inspiration to judges. In 2019, he disavowed his 1980 decision.

Zionists didn’t wait for the Messiah - opinion

To those who believed in waiting for the Messiah, they said we can return to Israel without a Messiah.

 GOD’S PROVIDENCE is perceived in Israel’s success. Former prime minister David Ben-Gurion said, ‘In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles… Life is more than blind forces.’