Six-day war

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

Having moved from the horrors of the Holocaust to dedicating his life to the revival of the Jewish state, his experiences are the essence of the story of the Jewish people in the 20th century.

Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.
Herzl Budinger, Architect of Israel’s Air Power in Lebanon

Herzl Budinger, architect of Israel’s air power in Lebanon, passes away at 82

AN ISRAELI military vehicle crosses through the ceasefire line with Syria on the Golan Heights. One can understand the support for a permanent IDF presence in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and the Syrian Golan even if these areas are not ours, holding them is seen as vital to our security, says the writer

Israel must reject territorial expansion after the war - opinion

 Wedding rings (Illustrative)

Jewish law tells us IDF soldiers must grant divorce before going to war - opinion


Six Day War was more than just military power

IDF commanders became my generation’s heroes, but the victory was not only a military one.

ISRAEL AIR FORCE Mirage fighter jets train over Israel in 1967 before the Six Day War.

The 50-year-old, ever-changing status quo

IDF Paratroopers relax after liberating the Western Wall during the Six Day War

Fifty years on: Anti-Israel or antisemitic?

Israelis visit the Western Wall in 1967 after its opening to the public following the Six Day War

Parting Shot: June 1967 – A month in the life

Rock & roll didn’t save the world, as I thought it might as a teenager.

THE BEATLES competed for attention with the Six Day War and the Boston Red Sox in June 1967

What a difference 50 years can make

The world in the spring of 1967 was very different than the world as it is today.

Israeli troops near Rafah during the Six Day War

Continued rule over the Palestinians endangers Israel’s future

Many Jews face the fiftieth anniversary of the Six Day War with ambivalence.

SOLDIERS TUSSLE with Palestinians in the West Bank village of Beita

Was the Six Day War fought in part over Israel’s nuclear program?

“I am trying to show what might be an alternative narrative to what led to that war, or to combine the two narratives together. This is the last big secret.”

Israeli troops near Rafah during the Six Day War

UN chief denounces '50 years of Israeli occupation' on Six Day War anniversary

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did not mince words in his critique of Israel as it marks fifty years since it reunified Jerusalem in the Six Day War.

Antonio Guterres

Grumpy Old Man: Israel, 50 years on

What I once saw as a heroic, plucky little country is now bogged down by indecision and division, much of it over the fruits of a certain war.

Israeli troops near Rafah during the Six Day War

Honoring the man behind the war

With ‘In Our Hands,’ a film about the battle for Jerusalem during the Six Day War, Arik Achmon discusses the sacrifices he and his comrades made in order for Israel to survive.

From left: a still of present-day Arik Achmon from the movie ‘In Our Hands’; Achmon in uniform during the Six Day War; Idan Barkai, the actor who plays him