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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.

NOVEMBER 11, 2026|ByJONAH DAVIDOV

First World War: soldiers of the English infantry in France, running out of their trenches at the signal to assault, Somme, France, 1916.

People cross Westminster Bridge as they take part in a National March in support of Palestine, organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, in central London on October 10, 2026.

Pro-Palestine groups plan protests on Armistice Day in United Kingdom

Armistice Day, observed annually on November 11, marks the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany that brought fighting on the Western Front during World War I to an end.

NOVEMBER 9, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

AVRAHAM SAIDE’S passport, issued on November 3, 1926, defines him as a British protected Palestinian citizen.

Avraham Saide: The 100th anniversary of British-Palestinian passport No. 1

Avraham Saide grew up wearing a Turkish fez before donning a British trilby, and obtaining, upon request, the first known passport issued during the British Mandatory rule.

NOVEMBER 8, 2026|ByILAN SADE

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration

On this day: 109th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

On November 2, 1917, Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour wrote a letter that made history.

NOVEMBER 2, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

On This Day: Ottomans surrender Jerusalem in World War I

The British would continue to hold onto the city until fully withdrawing from Mandatory Palestine in 1948.

DECEMBER 9, 2021ByAARON REICH

The surrender of Jerusalem, December 9, 1917.

Remembering the Maccabees who died fighting for Germany in WWI - opinion

For Martin Buber, the Jewish soldier in the kaiser’s army was a modern Maccabee.

DECEMBER 5, 2021ByELI KAVON

A MONUMENT dedicated to the Jews who died in Verdun, France, in one of the deadliest battles during World War I.

Serbia restores warship that fired first shots of World War I

The SMS Bodrog was one of two Austro-Hungarian gunboats that fired their canons at Belgrade on July 28, 1914, beginning World War I.

NOVEMBER 12, 2021ByREUTERS

A view of the fully restored river monitor Sava, also known as SMS Bodrog, an Austro-Hungarian warship which fired the first shots during World War I, in Belgrade, Serbia.

On This Day: World War I ends, Unknown Soldiers are buried

World War I ended on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.

NOVEMBER 11, 2021ByARIELLA MARSDEN

WORLD WAR I trench warfare: ‘The way to reach God is through spiritual warfare, and all we can hope for is to catch a glimpse of His existence.’

On This Day: Ottomans defeated in World War I's Battle of Beersheba

The Battle of Beersheba broke the stalemate in the Middle East, helped fuel the Balfour Declaration and saw Australian troops launch one of history's last great cavalry charges.

OCTOBER 31, 2021ByAARON REICH

‘The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 31 October 1917,’ painted by George Lambert three years later

'Bear': Wreck of legendary Coast Guard ship identified after 60 years

Bear is among the most historically significant ships in US history, serving in both world wars as well as the Spanish-American War, and undertaking many brave rescue missions.

OCTOBER 17, 2021ByAARON REICH

View of the USS Bear (AG-29) in the Antarctic during Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.

Haifa Day: Israel, India celebrate 103rd anniversary of the Battle of Haifa

The Battle of Haifa saw the Jodhpur and Mysore Lancers from India liberate the city from the Ottomans. Today, India and Israel celebrate the anniversary of the battle as Haifa Liberation Day.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021ByAARON REICH