War of Independence
'Bravery has never belonged to one gender': Israel's female combat legacy
As female combat soldiers take center stage in Israel’s current war, a historic site preserves the stories of women who have defended the state
Drafts of Ben-Gurion's 'Revolution of the Spirit' speech unveiled in honor of first PM's death
Israel Independence Day: 1948 calls out to a broken 2025 - opinion
Settler leader to 'Post': Gush Etzion is a critical asset for Israel’s future - opinion
Has Captain Cook’s famed sunken ship HMB Endeavour finally been found?
The ship which sailed the globe from 1768-1771, named HMB Endeavour and later renamed Lord Sandwich, had been sunken during the United States’ War of Independence in 1778.
Israel locates missing remains of War of Independence fighter
Dov Broder's remains, missing since he fell during the May 13, 1948 Operation Medina, were recovered by Israeli authorities on Sunday.
Journalist and scholar Aharon Ariel, veteran of the war of independence, died at 97
Aharon Ariel worked as a journalist whose assignments, according to his granddaughter, included the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.
IDF commemorates 75 years since Israel's first-ever airstrike
The IAF's first-ever airstrike is remembered today by Israel as a major turning point in the War of Independence, putting the Egyptians on the defensive.
A young ‘pigeoneer’ in Israel's War of Independence
Yehudit Entin is remembered in the National Library of Israel’s Operation Diary Project, which aims to tell the story of Israel from a collective perspective.
Esther Cailingold: The woman of destiny who fought for Israel
Esther Cailingold was one of a small number of women who fought in Israel's War of Independence.
On Israel’s 75th, founding fighters warn internal division could end Zionist dream
War of Independence fighters and a leading historian express concern over the rift brought about by the government’s judicial overhaul.
Can Zionism adapt to the needs of the future? - opinion
On Israel's 75th birthday, then, let us learn from our past and look forward toward a new future.
Israel Independence Day: The Phoenix Nation survives, inspires - opinion
At this moment of American despair, division and distrust, celebrating Israel’s 75th anniversary can inspire Americans.
Israel Independence Day: A pile on of miracles - opinion
Any one of these occurrences strains the imagination, but each really happened. How all of these collectively culminated in the rebirth of the Jewish state seems impossible.
