World war i
On this day: Armistice agreement to end World War I signed
The armistice was signed in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiègne outside Paris; it silenced the guns within hours of its ratification.
Pro-Palestine groups plan protests on Armistice Day in United Kingdom
Avraham Saide: The 100th anniversary of British-Palestinian passport No. 1
On this day: 109th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
Letters from the dead: Letter written by WWI soldiers found in bottle off Australian coast
The letter penciled in 1916 finally reached the families of Malcolm Neville, 27, and William Harley, 37, decades after their death.
How US President Donald Trump is boxing Israel, Hamas into a Gaza deal - analysis
To get to “yes” on both sides, Trump reached into his toolbox of his concept of dealmaking - as well as his own doctrine about big ideas and peace in the Middle East.
Divers discover World War I cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea
Undisturbed at a depth of 82 meters, the wreck of HMS Nottingham bore a tragic human toll - 38 crew members perished when the cruiser was torpedoed by the German submarine U-52 on August 19, 1916.
Ralph Vaughan Williams: A humanist composer who opposed the Nazis, helped Jews
So, next time you hear the rapt, silken poetry of The Lark Ascending, give a thought not only to Vaughan Williams the composer, but to the humanist who opposed the Nazis.
Captain Alfred Drefyus to be posthumously promoted to Brigadier-General, 90 years after death
France's National Assembly's Defense Committee unanimously approved the bill on Wednesday, citing the desire to "repair a historical injustice."
‘Proud American Jew’ killed during World War I gets Jewish star over 100 years after burial
The Jewish soldier finally had the cross marking their graves replaced with a Star of David.
This week in Jewish history: Jerusalem seized, Nazi death camps begin
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Turkey's Acik Radyo silenced as broadcast license revoked amid free speech concerns
The station was suspended in May and fined after a guest, speaking on April 24, referred to the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide.
Pre-Oct. 7 Hamas plan revealed: Dig up WWI, WWII graves and blackmail Britain - report
Hamas planned to extort Britain with the bodies, intending to claim a payment and have Britain retract Liz Truss's comments on an embassy in Jerusalem.
Commemorating ‘Sayfo’: The untold genocide of the Aramean Christians
“In my view, we must cultivate and strengthen our community’s sense of collective identity not to seclude ourselves, but to fit in and take part in our societies,” says Khalloul, Aramean activist.
