Israel history

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

'The geographical and academic proximity of hi-tech, venture capital, and young entrepreneurs underpins one of Israel’s recipes for success.'

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Edouard Cukierman at the GoforIsrael 2023 Investment Conference.
The dramatic mountaintop site rising 650 meters above the Jordan Valley

Israeli archaeologists uncover remains of dramatic mountaintop royal palace

“It sheds light on the architectural style and the function of the site, which is not mentioned by Josephus, our only historical source for the period,” Dr. Raviv, director of the excavation, said.

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A RALLY IN 2015 at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv marking 20 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

My Word: Remembering Israel's assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, 30 years on

Yitzhak Rabin’s legacy has been eroded over the past three decades, but the lesson about the dangers of political extremism must not be allowed to die.

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An intricately decorated 1,700-year-old ceramic oil lamp adorned with symbols linked to the Jewish Temple and discovered on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives, displayed in Jerusalem on Dec. 26, 2024

New digital archive gives global access to Israel’s archaeological treasures

The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched a new database holding over three million historically significant records.

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Passover and the opportunity of Zionism

The issue under discussion this Passover, on the eve of the 75th anniversary of modern Israel, is how do we perceive the origin story of Zionism?

APRIL 8, 2023ByMICHAEL M. COHEN
THE ISSUE under discussion this Passover, on the eve of the 75th anniversary of Israel, is how do we perceive the origin story of Zionism?

Air conditioning system in PM Ben-Gurion's Sde Boker home restored

Teams of retired technicians came back for a special project: restoring a long-retired air conditioning unit in the former home of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.

APRIL 3, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Tadiran air conditioner technicians Yehuda Amergi and Moshe Schwartz

Israel's Smotrich: There is no such thing as a Palestinian people

Smotrich is among a number of far-right politicians who do not accept the adoption by regional Arabs of the term Palestinian to describe themselves.

MARCH 20, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference with bereaved families in the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on January 8, 2023.

Davidson Center in Jerusalem Archaeological Park reopens with brand-new modernized experience

The Davidson Center will feature several ancient artifacts, dating back to the First Temple Period 2,700 years ago

MARCH 9, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Davidson Center renovation

Based on a true story: one film highlights historical terrorism in Israel

A film debuts about the hunt for ‘The Engineer,’ notorious Palestinian bomb maker Yehiyah Ayyash

MARCH 9, 2023ByKEN TOLTZ
EMILE HIRSCH and Oshri Cohen as Shin Bet agents pursuing ‘The Engineer,’ Yehiyah Ayyash.

Remains at archaeological site from Bronze Age Israel had 'brain surgery'

In biblical times, two unnamed brothers suffered from chronic illness, and one was treated by making a hole in his head

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Trephination of Individual 1. A-B: Magnified edges of the trephination, each with a 2 mm scale bar. Images captured with a Leica EZ4D stereo microscope. C: All four edges of the trephination, scale bar is 1 cm. D: Reconstructed location of trephination on head.

Telling the stories of Israel and Jerusalem

Popular podcast ‘Israel Story’ teams up with the Jerusalem Foundation.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
A SIPUR Yerushalmi storytelling evening held in Jerusalem’s Mishkenot Sha’ananim this past September

1,600-year-old rare gold bead discovered in Jerusalem's City of David

The gold bead from the end of the Roman era is an especially rare find because beads of this style are not common.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The gold bead which was discovered in Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the City of David.

Israeli Knesset Liberty Bell ended up in a park. Now we know why

Letters have been found that finally explain how the Liberty Bell ended up in a park in Jerusalem instead of in the Knesset where it once was

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Liberty Bell replica statue is seen inaugurated at the Knesset in 1955. But how did it end up in Jerusalem's Liberty Park?

Did Israel's famed diplomat Abba Eban lack clout back home?

The Eban paradox is that he never succeeded in translating his immense international stature into commensurate domestic political capital.

NOVEMBER 17, 2022ByMARK REGEV
Then-Israel Ambassador to the UN Abba Eban speaks at the General Assembly in New York in the early 1970s.