Israel history

Editor's Notes: Kibbutzim are showing Israelis how to bridge the religious divide

“We do not have the privilege of refusing to work together, even when we disagree. If we learn how to do that, we will do good for all of Israeli society," a Kibbutz leader told me.

A SIGN points to Kibbutz Kissufim, and a yellow car is a reminder of the struggle to return the hostages.
Eilat Lieber, director and chief curator of the Tower of David Museum, stands in the site of the Kishle, which is currently being excavated.

Inside the dig that peeled back 2,000 years of Jerusalem history

 Golda Meir, Israel’s first and only female prime minister, led through a small circle of senior advisers known as ‘Golda’s Kitchen’ from 1969 until 1974 – an exception in a political system where women’s authority has remained limited and largely isolated.

Visible everywhere, powerful nowhere: The paradox facing Israeli women in 2026 - analysis

Edouard Cukierman at the GoforIsrael 2023 Investment Conference.

History is happening in 'Israel Valley, The Technology Shield of Innovation' - book excerpt


This week in Jewish history: Roman emperor Titus attacks Temple court

Av 2, 3830 (70 CE): Roman emperor Titus began battering operations against the wall of the Temple court

  BAR-ILAN University’s first graduation ceremony, 1959. R: Ogden Reid, US ambassador to Israel.

Grapevine: Rabbi Herzog, holy rescuer

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Then chief rabbi Israel Meir Lau takes part in the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem in 2022.

Bayit Vagan: The garden oasis of Jerusalem

Neighborhood Corner: The name “Bayit Vagan” derives from the Hebrew phrase “house and garden,” reflecting the original vision for the neighborhood’s dwellings.

 THE MODERN neighborhood has seen a significant influx of haredi residents.

Israel Police debut first ever bulletproof ambulances

The initiative was spearheaded by the nonprofits "Israel Friends" and "Let's Do Something," which provided the funding and support necessary for this critical enhancement.

 The new bulletproof ambulances.

Ramat Rachel: The hilltop kibbutz that encapsulates Israel’s history

Neighborhood Corner: Perched on a hilltop, overlooking modern-day Jerusalem and Bethlehem, is the picturesque and historic kibbutz of Ramat Rachel. 

 THE KIBBUTZ of Ramat Rachel sits on a hilltop, perched between Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

A century of Arab rejectionism is reason for no two-states - opinion

A century of conflict would seem to prove that there is no two-state solution and that it would be a dangerous option to pursue.

ILLUSTRATIVE: A woman walks near the State of Palestine Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, last in December 2023.

A trip back to the birthplace of modern Israel this Independence Day: Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv tour guide Ilan Shchori's annual Independence Day tour shines light on how the city helped give birth to the modern Jewish state.

Dizengoff Square on the eve of Independence Day 1966.

Independence Day Bible Quiz: Bringing Jews worldwide together

'Studying the Bible showed me where we come from and our relationship with Israel,' a 2020 contestant from Argentina told the Post.

Israelis cheer during the annual Bible Quiz on Israel's Independence Day. April 16, 2013

Antisemitism: Combating the recurring virus - opinion

Antisemitism has become an international disease that lurks in the bodies of the nations; most unfortunately, nations that were once level-headed, democratic, and morally principled.

 An antisemitic propaganda mural is seen in Romania in 1942.

Concerns over US-Israel relations are premature - opinion

The strength of the US-Israel relationship extends past the two nations’ joint enemies, strategic objectives, military, intelligence, and technology partnerships. 

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden is welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in October, when the president visited Israel following the massacres carried out by Hamas.