War of Independence
Drafts of Ben-Gurion's 'Revolution of the Spirit' speech unveiled in honor of first PM's death
“This document is an invitation to rethink ‘the day after’ and what is required of us in our own day,” Director General of the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute, Eitan Donitz, said.
Israel Independence Day: 1948 calls out to a broken 2025 - opinion
Settler leader to 'Post': Gush Etzion is a critical asset for Israel’s future - opinion
Palestinians should be resettled in Arab countries that expelled their Jews - opinion
Israel locates missing remains of War of Independence fighter
Dov Broder's remains, missing since he fell during the May 13, 1948 Operation Medina, were recovered by Israeli authorities on Sunday.
Journalist and scholar Aharon Ariel, veteran of the war of independence, died at 97
Aharon Ariel worked as a journalist whose assignments, according to his granddaughter, included the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.
IDF commemorates 75 years since Israel's first-ever airstrike
The IAF's first-ever airstrike is remembered today by Israel as a major turning point in the War of Independence, putting the Egyptians on the defensive.
A young ‘pigeoneer’ in Israel's War of Independence
Yehudit Entin is remembered in the National Library of Israel’s Operation Diary Project, which aims to tell the story of Israel from a collective perspective.
Esther Cailingold: The woman of destiny who fought for Israel
Esther Cailingold was one of a small number of women who fought in Israel's War of Independence.
On Israel’s 75th, founding fighters warn internal division could end Zionist dream
War of Independence fighters and a leading historian express concern over the rift brought about by the government’s judicial overhaul.
Can Zionism adapt to the needs of the future? - opinion
On Israel's 75th birthday, then, let us learn from our past and look forward toward a new future.
Israel Independence Day: The Phoenix Nation survives, inspires - opinion
At this moment of American despair, division and distrust, celebrating Israel’s 75th anniversary can inspire Americans.
Israel Independence Day: A pile on of miracles - opinion
Any one of these occurrences strains the imagination, but each really happened. How all of these collectively culminated in the rebirth of the Jewish state seems impossible.
Compass belonging to Independence War fighters found at battlefield
In the battle of the Lamed Heh, all 35 fighters who were on their way to help the besieged Gush Etzion were killed.
