Ezer Weizman

February 10, 1983, started off grimly, and only got worse as the day wore on. Three days earlier, the Kahan State Commission of Inquiry into the…

In his (pre-presidential) heyday, witty and irrepressible Ezer Weizman once famously quipped that whereas “the eternity of Israel shall not deceive”…

WHEN HER son Jonathan, who with his wife Sarah volunteers at Jerusalem’s Carmei Ha’ir soup kitchen, suggested to Joanne Caras that she write a…

Corruption and sex scandals are not a new phenomenon for this region. The Bible records a colorful variety of examples, including the episode of King…

GIVEN HIS background, musical and otherwise, it comes as something of a surprise to learn that Kobi Oz has performed in Yiddish. It was a guest…

It was impossible for participants in the swearing-in ceremony for 21 new judges at Beit Hanassi on Thursday to remain aloof from the fact that…

It was impossible for participants in the swearing-in ceremony for 21 new judges at Beit Hanassi on Thursday to remain aloof from the fact that…

It’s never too late. He is not just saying it. He’s done it: He’s been a crop duster, fencing instructor, sold shoes, real estate, owned a chocolate…

Feminism is the radical notion that women are people – Sticker on Mrs. Goy’s portfolio. Our small child came home a few days ago with a certificate…

Hundreds of people attended the funeral of former Knesset speaker and Holocaust-survivor advocate Dov Shilansky at the Kiryat Shaul Cemetery in Tel…

Former Knesset speaker and Holocaust-survivor advocate Dov Shilansky, a man whose life story was intertwined with the narrative of the birth of the…

Syrian general Muhammad Suleiman was President Bashar Assad’s closest military adviser and the father of his country’s nuclear reactor, which was…

When Michael Eitan was a boy in the early years of the state, growing up in north Tel Aviv not far from the beach, the older kids in the neighborhood…

IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, DEFENSE Minister Ehud Barak took the Israel Defense Forces General Staff by surprise. After raising a Rosh Hashana New Year…

As Israel and the Palestinians prepare to resume direct talks for the first time in more than two years next week, Sol Stern dismisses them out of…

LOS ANGELES – As the sun slowly sets over the US Marine Corps War Memorial grounds outside Washington on July 6, ex-US Marine and Israel Air Force…

Bucking the recent trend of international artists canceling their scheduled shows in Israel, Elton John will be making a lightning visit here…

Arie “Lova” Eliav (Lifshitz), one of the founders of the Labor Party and one of the last members of Israel’s “greatest generation” of state-builders,…

We temporarily pushed aside Holyland corruption revelations this week to celebrate our independence, having first honored those who sacrificed their…

The genial, mild-mannered persona of Kamal Mansour belies the enormous influence that he wields. Mansour, who this month celebrates the 40th…