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Life story that goes beyond Entebbe: 'I swore near his burnt tank to never leave a soldier behind'

Fifty years after Entebbe, Doron Almog revisits war, family, loss, and the profound lessons his son Eran taught him about humanity, dignity, and shared responsibility.

DORON ALMOG HAS served as chairman of The Jewish Agency since 2022.
Danna Azrieli (8th from left) with Ziv Koren, Noam Horev and former hostages .

Grapevine, June 21, 2026: Peace, a distant dream - opinion

 Racers are seen running in the annual Jerusalem Winner Marathon.

Grapevine: Night train

Members of a delegation fo 250 state legislators from 50 US states plant saplings at Park Ofakim after a ceremony by KKL-JNF.

KKL-JNF doubles antisemitism budget after attempted attack on Detroit synagogue


Russia picks on the Jewish Agency because it can - analysis

Israel, like the West, found the unprovoked invasion and death and destruction unleashed by Russia on its neighbor to be absolutely abhorrent, and sympathized deeply with the Ukrainians. 

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin speaks at the World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem, 2020.

Jewish Agency’s Board of Governors approves Almog as chairman

Almog, 71, is the founder and chairman of ADI Negev Nahalat Eran Rehabilitation Village (formerly ALEH Negev Nahalat Eran), which provides residential, medical and social services to the disabled.

(R-L) Maj. Gen. (ret.) Doron Almog and Mark Wilf.

Russian Jews are not a political pawn - editorial

The Jewish community in Russia has grown in recent decades, after mass migration in the 1990s. The current war has led to concerns about their future.

 Russian immigrants (Olim) attend an event marking the 25th anniversary of the great Russian Aliya, immigration, from the former Soviet Union to Israel, at the Jerusalem Convention Center, on December 24, 2015.

‘It’s been a momentous five years’ - opinion

Michael Siegal, outgoing chairman of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency, reflects on organization’s importance and future.

 Michael Siegal

Russian authorities investigated Jewish Agency for three years

Russia has been inspecting the Jewish Agency for three years before ordering it to stop operations in the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during an official inauguration of the monument honoring the heroes of the siege of Leningrad

How will banning the Jewish Agency affect Russian Jews? - analysis

There are 150,000 Jews in Russia’s “core Jewish population,” but more than half a million are entitled to receive Israeli citizenship.

The Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem

Peer-to-peer lending: A journey of connectivity for the Jewish future - comment

SparkIL is simultaneously a lifeline for Israel’s small and micro business owners and a new, personal, technology-driven way for world Jewry to be directly engaged with Israel and its people.

 The storefront of Hoshen, hand-crafted Judaica, is one example of a small business using the SparkIL platform to generate interest-free loans from Jews around the world.

Good luck Doron Almog, the new Jewish Agency head - editorial

Doron Almog is definitely a worthy person, who has used his skills to make a valuable social impact, particularly welcome in the country’s South.

 Doron Almog, head of the Prime Minister's Office directorate for economic and community development of the Negev Bedouin, during a discussion regarding a bill regulating the bedouin settlements, December 23, 2013.

Jewish Agency chairman finally voted in: Doron Almog

71-year-old Almog is the founder and chairman of ADI Negev Nahalat Eran Rehabilitation Village and is a recipient of the Israel Prize.

Doron Almog and Yaakov Hagoel

Selection committee to vote on next chairman of Jewish Agency

The candidates to be voted on include IDF Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Doron Almog. It isn't clear if other candidates will also be nominated.

The Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem