Moshe Dayan

'Moshe Dayan': Shedding analytical light on an Israeli war hero - review

Moshe Dayan: The Making of a Strategist is an outstanding book on multiple levels, offering valuable historical assessments and useful derivative opportunities to learn from Israel’s past.

MOSHE DAYAN and Jordanian Lt.-Col. Abdullah El Tell reach a ceasefire agreement in Jerusalem, Nov. 30, 1948.
 A person holds a cut-out depicting late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, demonstrate to show solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to condemn the U.S. strikes in Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen April 11, 2025.

On This Day: IDF soldier fatally shoots Hamas arch-terrorist, Oct. 7 mastermind, Yahya Sinwar

 US PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter announces new sanctions against Iran in retaliation for taking US hostages, at the White House, April 7, 1980.

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 THE EXHIBIT honoring the iconic Israeli Maskit fashion house.

MUZA, Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv debuts exhibit on Mizrahi fashion brand Maskit


Accidental conquerors

Capture of old city did not figure in any battle plans during Six Day War.

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A city conquered

Following are excerpts from ‘The Battle for Jerusalem: An Unintended Conquest That Echoes Still.’

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The warrior’s wife

Ruth Dayan is still trying to change the world at 95.

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Knesset: Guards should leave weapons at work

MK Gal-On says security companies current hold 130,000 weapons, about 40 percent of the guns in the country.

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What went wrong?

The writing of the deteriorating Israeli-Palestinian situation has been on the wall for years

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Trajtenberg will fail because of New Israelis' folly

New Israelis like Shmuli and Leef are idealists that they need to know that if they want to fight for what they believe in – and that includes revolutionary ideals – they should form their own political parties as opposed to making radical demands of existing ones.

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Post Script: Not as terrible as you think

There is poor leadership here. That’s true. But between that and the end of the Third Temple... relax!

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Ruth Dayan: A return to Nahalal

"My life was like James Bond. I never knew what the day would bring." Moshe Dayan's ex-wife visits her old circle on its 90th anniversary.

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Another Tack: Khartoum’s 3 ‘no's’- the Ramallah version

As long as the very notion of the rightful existence of a Jewish state is denied, the irredentist ambition to eradicate Israel as a Jewish state will fester and rule out even a remote likelihood of lasting peace.

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A cheap shot?

Despite numerous interviews the author conducted with Israelis, it seems he came away with, at best, a second- or third-hand account of the country’s history of fighting terrorism.

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