Ernest Bevin

"On May 8 1947, a unique event took place. A spokesman of the Jewish people, Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, sat in a council chamber together with the…

Shimon Peres, Israel’s 87-year-old president doesn’t usually arouse antagonism among Europeans. A tireless peace advocate for decades, and architect…

One sunny Friday afternoon in February 1947, 20-year-old Murray Greenfield went home and – without being asked – scrubbed the kitchen floor. “I…

Israel’s ambassador to Britain, Ron Prosor, is one of the country’s most seasoned and professional diplomats. During the two years of his tenure so…

ewish Brigade veterans and members of the public packed a Tel Aviv University auditorium on Friday, February 19, for a special screening of Chuck…

Ninety-two years ago today the British foreign secretary, Arthur James Balfour, sent the now famous letter, known as the Balfour Declaration, to…

Thomas James Wilkin was the scourge of the Jewish underground in Palestine. Decorated several times by the Crown for his services in the Holy Land,…

On Friday, May 28, 1948, at 4 p.m., Moshe Rosnak, the last officer in command of the Jewish Quarter, signed the capitulation decree of the…

On February 18, 1948, representatives of a Swiss company met secretly with Egyptian and Jordanian envoys in the office of Hector McNeill, the British…

Paul's alma materSir, - I was glad, as an older alumnus of the Liverpool Institute, to note Ruth Posner's mention of the high school which Paul…

Suzy Eban has the distinction of being one of the few witnesses to the United Nations November 29, 1947 debate on Palestine who is still living. At…

Thomas James Wilkin was the scourge of the Jewish underground in Palestine. Decorated several times by the Crown for his services in the Holy Land,…

The 12th day of the Hebrew month of Av, which falls this year on Friday July 27, marks the 60th anniversary of the execution by the British…

President PeresSir, - Well, the loser is no longer a loser!Despite his shortcomings, Shimon Peres is undoubtedly the best-qualified individual in…

The recent revelation that during the revolt against British rule in Palestine Teddy Kollek was engaged in his younger life in having Jewish…

Its cities battered by German V-rockets and its economy exhausted by five years of war, England was in dire straits in the autumn of 1945. So many…

Jerusalem's plethora of churches, monasteries, convents and pilgrim hospices help define the Holy City's character. In more ways than one. There's a…

Courage to... Sir, - Prime Minister Menachem Begin was a leader, and he had the courage to do what had to be done in destroying the Osirak nuclear…

Dozens of veteran French and British parachutists recently declared their intention to come to Israel in June to participate in the events marking…