Menachem Begin

Middle Israel: From Caesar to Netanyahu, Israel prepares to enter a post-charisma era - opinion

How long this transition will last is anyone’s guess, but for an Israel crushed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s overbearing charisma, the post-charismatic era’s emergence will not be one day too early.

|ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
For an Israel crushed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s overbearing charisma, the post-charismatic era’s emergence will not be one day too early,’ the writer argues. Here, Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly in September.
MENACHEM BEGIN addresses the Knesset, 1974.

'The Prime Ministers': New book covers Begin, the ‘Altalena,’ and the October 27 election - review

Israelis vote on October 27, at the end of only the second Knesset since 1988 to serve a full term – the other 13 having dissolved early. 

|ByTZVI ADLER
In April 2004, about nine years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, an emotional official ceremony took place in the heart of Berlin to commemorate Israel’s fifth prime minister. Yitzhak-Rabin-Straße.

Showing some respect: Places around the world named after famous Israelis

At a time when the word "Israel" evokes controversy and extreme hostility in many places, it is moving to recall eras and locations where Israelis were actually a source of admiration.

|ByEYAL SHAPIRA
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir holds a press conference with new Otzma Yehudit MK Tally Gotliv, in Tel Aviv, September 4, 2026

Israel’s next political upheaval will come from the Right - opinion

The Israeli Right is not merely wasting votes. It may be wasting the makings of an entire government. The tragedy begins when each concludes that being qualified for first makes third unacceptable.

|ByADAM SCOTT BELLOS

Meet the Canadian-Israeli playwright lauded for a play on Menachem Begin

"While I’m grateful for the Prime Minister’s Prize, my new goal is to make it to the Nashville Hall of Fame."

JUNE 2, 2022BySTEVE LINDE
Gabriel Emanuel receives the award from Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Grapevine April 24, 2022: A timely decision

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

APRIL 23, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRIME MINISTER Menachem Begin, with press adviser Shlomo Nakdimon at his side, during his press statement after the Camp David Accords in 1978.

Is the ‘Begin Doctrine’ still relevant for Israel against Iran?

Even if the “Begin Doctrine” exists, it does not mean that Israel will always be able to implement it.

MARCH 31, 2022ByYAAKOV KATZ
PRIME MINISTER Menachem Begin holds a special press conference to announce the Osirak reactor bombing, June 9, 1981. Also present: Uri Porat, PM media adviser (L) and IDF Chief of Staff Rafael ‘Raful’ Eitan (R).

Menachem Begin was from another league of historic proportions - top aide

Begin’s top aide Dan Meridor discusses how the premier laid the basis for the Abraham Accords, Iraq-Iran nuke comparisons, compassion for refugees.

MARCH 31, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
THEN-CABINET SECRETARY Dan Meridor (L) accompanies Prime Minister Menachem Begin before his testimony to the inquiry commission on the Sabra and Shatila massacres, Jerusalem, 1982.

Remembering Menachem Begin with his GPO director

Ze’ev Chafets, head of the Government Press Office during Begin’s tenure, reveals why no one ever impressed him as much as the prime minister.

MARCH 31, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
HE ‘WAS very charismatic in a strange way’: The young revolutionary speaks in 1949, in front of a likeness of his mentor, Revisionist Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky.

On This Day: Israel and Egypt sign a historic peace treaty

The Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty was the first between Israel and its surrounding Arab nations.

MARCH 26, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin at the signing of the Camp David Accords in 1979

Menachem Begin's legacy and the security of Israel - opinion

His legacy sheds light on Israel’s responsibility as a nation-state to Jews worldwide, particularly in times of crisis.

MARCH 17, 2022ByMICHAL COTLER-WUNSH
FAMILIES OF Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengistu pose at a news conference in 2018 where they called for the release of the two Israeli civilians from Hamas captivity.

Dublin’s Jewish lord mayor recalls meeting Zionist leaders

Ben Briscoe reminisces about meeting his father’s old comrade Menachem Begin, and his Jewish roots.

MARCH 16, 2022ByAVI KUMAR
BEN BRISCOE, Dublin’s second Jewish mayor, today 88.

Pastor John Hagee: Israel must never allow Iran to get a nuclear bomb

CUFI founder receives "Support of Israel Award" at annual Begin Symposium

MARCH 14, 2022ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Pastor John Hagee speaks at the Menachem Begin Center on March 13, 2022

The Begin Symposium 2022 – 'Securing the Nation'

MARCH 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Menachem Begin Heritage Center