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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


Jewish Agency's leading candidate for chairman is Doron Almog

Doron Almog has a storied military and philanthropic history and is the leading candidate among a number of top diplomatic figures.

 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 search for chairman continues

The position of chairman has remained unfilled for an entire year, despite a plethora of candidates coming forward.

 View of the Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem,

Hagoel to Bennett: Recognize victims of antisemitic terrorists attacks in Diaspora

The head of the Jewish Agency wrote to Bennett, asking him to officially recognize the victims of antisemitic terrorist attacks around the world as Victims of Terrorism.

 YAAKOV HAGOEL, chairman, World Zionist Organization; acting chairman, The Jewish Agency Executive.

Jewish Agency: From Ukrainian refugees to Independence Day - opinion

For the past eight weeks, the Jewish Agency for Israel has led this process and helped make these kinds of reunions possible.

A Jewish Agency volunteer leads an arts and crafts session with refugee children in one of the organization’s Aliyah Centers along the Ukraine border earlier this year.

Jewish-American basketball player: Shaked prefers giving citizenship to oligarchs than to me

Jared Armstrong, 24, cannot play his sport in Israel because his visa has expired and he hasn’t been granted Israeli citizenship - his conversion has come under question.

Jewish-American basketball player Jared Armstrong

Ukrainian olim - editorial

Israel should continue to supply humanitarian aid to the refugees in general, and to help those who want to make aliyah do so by streamlining the process.

A first group of immigrants set out last night from Lviv, Ukraine, to Poland in a complex Jewish Agency operation

3,000 Ukrainian Jews requesting to make Aliyah - exclusive

The Jewish Agency has received 3,000 requests from Ukrainian Jews to make Aliyah in the last 24 hours, according to the agency's Acting Chairman Yaakov Hagoel.

 YOUNG RELIGIOUS Jews, several from Donetsk and the east, at Vishetsky’s Chabad community center in Kyiv. Few are considering aliyah at this time.

Ukraine crisis adds pressure to pick Jewish Agency head

"There is fear in the selection committee that if there’s no real chairman during the Ukraine crisis, the Jewish Agency’s reputation will be hurt dramatically," one of the candidates said.

 IN JULY, newly-elected Israeli president and outgoing chairman of the Jewish Agency Isaac Herzog and chairman of the World Zionist Organization Yaakov Hagoel attend a farewell ceremony held in Herzog’s honor at the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem.

Ukraine crisis: Jewish Agency emissaries leave Kyiv

The emissaries of the Jewish Agency will move to a temporary mission to open in the city of Lviv, until a reassessment of the situation early next week.

 Militants of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic take part in shooting drills at a range on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine, December 14, 2021.

Choosing a Jewish Agency chair shows care about Israel-Diaspora ties - editorial

The 10-member selection committee of the Jewish Agency has been unable to make a decision for the last 8½ months on who will head that organization.

The Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem