Israel history

Was Netanyahu chosen by God, or judged too harshly by man? - opinion

There was a young man who was chosen. He did not choose himself. In fact, he had no plans to enter politics and no ambition to become prime minister. Yet God often chooses people who never expect it.

Israeli cabinet minister and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is consoled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he attends the funeral of his son Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, an Israeli solider, who was killed in northern Gaza during the ground operation by Israel's military in Gaza.
A SIGN points to Kibbutz Kissufim, and a yellow car is a reminder of the struggle to return the hostages.

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

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


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.

The time to invest in Israel is now - opinion

Zoom out and what you see is a resilient, innovative, and committed workforce eager to overcome recent challenges, backed by strong pre-war tailwinds couched in a stable and proven economy.

 A WORKER uses a buzz saw at the construction site for a new warehouse in the Har Tuv Industrial Zone in Beit Shemesh earlier this month. To invest in Israel, you used to have to be a Zionist. Now, you only need to be a capitalist, says the writer.

Ancient 'horoscope' scroll unveiled: A glimpse into the mysterious sect of the Judean Desert

This ancient text unveils a worldview where an individual's birth date doesn't just hint at their zodiac but dictates their physical traits and the balance of light and darkness within their soul.

 Ancient 'horoscope' scroll unveiled: A glimpse into the mysterious sect of the Judean Desert

How history and the present will shape Israel post-October 7 - opinion

Transformations don’t just happen to Israel, they are chosen by the Israeli people. While Israel is still at war, Israelis will someday have to determine how October 7 will define the country.

 IDF SOLDIERS visit the site of the Supernova music festival massacre in Re’im, near the Israel-Gaza border. While the Israeli people are still at war, it is too early to fully understand the effects of the Hamas attacks on the country and the people, says the writer.

Israeli research uses Earth's magnetic field to verify event in Bible's Book of Kings

The discovery was achieved by scientists from Tel Aviv University (TAU), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Ramat Gan, and Ariel University in Samaria.

 One of the studied burnt mudbricks.

Labeling Jews as 'settler-colonialists' flips the truth - opinion

One only need to recall the UNRWA definition of a Palestinian refugee to realize the basic truth of counter-Palestinian demography claims.

 IDF SOLDIERS stand guard while Palestinians and left-wing activists protest near the Jewish settlement of Elon Moreh, east of Nablus, in 2022

On This Day in 1948: Israel crosses Egyptian border en route to independence

Operation Horev was the last operation on the Egyptian front during the war, helping Israel recapture the Negev and expelled the Egyptian military from Israel’s territory.

 Operation Horev, 1948

Earliest systematic weapons production dating back 7,000 years found in Israel

The findings show the mass production of slingstones from the Southern Levant dating back to the Early Chalcolithic period (c. 5800–4500 BCE),

 The ancient slingstones: the earliest evidence for warfare in the region

What lessons did the Israel Air Force learn from the Yom Kippur War?

The war marks a 'before and after' for the Israeli air force, which continues to apply its lessons to today's changing landscape.

 Israeli soldiers during the Yom Kippur War.

Israel uses AI to uncover lost Yom Kippur War pages, 50 years on

Archives use AI to speed up disclosures, reveal more impact on civilian front.

 Prime minister Golda Meir, accompanied by her defense minister Moshe Dayan, meets with soldiers on the Golan Heights after the 1973 Yom Kippur War.