Featured Editorials
The Attack On German Tourists Proves The Systemic Anti-Semitism In Palestine
22 March
Last Saturday, on a chilly day in the mountainous terrain of northern Samaria, two German tourists who were visiting Israel decided to pay...
Featured Editorials
The Judicial Reform Protests Are More Concerning Than The Legislation
21 March
I have to make a confession, in the first ten weeks that the protests in Israel over legislation that aims to ‘reform’ the judicial system...
National
See It: Israeli Forces Almost Overrun In Jenin Operation That Killed 4
17 March
An Islamic Jihad terrorist and his security guard were killed at noon on Thursday in Jenin during a combined operation by the Israel...
International
Palestinian Media Watch Finds Correlation Between US Cash & Terror Attacks
15 March
While the Biden administration has been asking Israel and the Palestinians to come to a compromise for months, a new study has found a...
National
See It: Palestinian Shoots Three Israelis On Dizengoff In Tel Aviv
09 March
Terrorists chose a day that saw more massive protests against the Netanyahu government's Judicial Reform to attack Israelis, who more than...
News
Palestinians Destroy Ancient Judean Site, Toss Dead Pigs Into Ancient Graves
March 24
The Palestinian Authority municipality of Sebastia posted on its Facebook page that it has paved a...
Israeli Company Tapped By Amazon For Green Energy Initiative
March 24
The Israeli company GenCell, which develops technology to generate electricity from hydrogen...
Netanyahu Doubles Down On Reform In Controversial Speech
March 24
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Thursday and addressed the reform of the judicial system,...
'First Martyr Of Ramadan': Terror Brigade Chief Killed In Firefight With...
March 23
The terrorist Amir Abu Khadija, who has been referred to in Palestinian media outlets as the...
As Protests Slow Country Down, Some Take To Prayer To Heal The Rifts
March 23
Amidst the backdrop of a multitude of demonstrations across the country, several hundred Israelis...
In A Deeply Divided Knesset, Lawmakers Find One Thing They Can All Agree On
March 23
A bipartisan supermajority of over 90 Knesset members signed a letter with a joint call to honor...
Israeli Researchers Develop Drug To Reverse Hereditary Muscle Disease
March 23
A new groundbreaking study conducted in Israel could be a game changer for the way hereditary...
Israeli Company Specializing In Catheters Is The Talk Of The Med-Tech World
March 22
During a presentation at the "Mind The Tech" conference in London, Professor Ran Kornowski,...
Are European Countries Incentivizing Israeli Companies & Workers To Leave?
March 22
Ori Hadomi, entrepreneur and CEO of Mazor Robotics, was interviewed Monday night by an Israeli...
US Summons Israeli Ambassador Over Repeal Of Disengagement Law
March 22
Overnight in Israel, the American State Department summoned Israel's ambassador to the US, Michael...
Syria Blames Israel For Yet Another Overnight Attack On Aleppo's Airport
March 22
The Syrian media reported Wednesday morning that during the night, Israeli Air Force jets attacked...
Israel Eases The Way For Palestinians Wanting To Pray At Al Aqsa During Ramadan
March 21
The coordinator of government operations in Judea and Samaria, Major General Rasan Aliyan,...
Terror Victim Succumbs To His Wounds, Saves Multiple Lives With Organ Donation
March 21
32-year-old Or Ascher, who was severely wounded in the recent terrorist attack on the trendy...
In Bold Move, Knesset Repeals 2005 Northern Samaria Disengagement
March 21
Late Monday night the Knesset passed the law that officially cancels out the 2005 disengagement...
Israeli Diamond Trade With UAE Explodes 163% In 2022 To $1.75 Billion
March 21
In another sign that the Abraham Accords, brokered under US President Donald Trump, is living up...
Boom: Israel's Offshore Gas Wells Benefitting From Russia Sanctions
March 20
The global energy crisis, which began directly with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and restrictions...
Smotrich Says The 'Palestinian People' Are A 20th Century Invention
March 20
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich caused another storm Sunday night at an event held in Paris in...
City University Of New York Giving Credits To Students Attending 'Nakba' Movie
March 20
The City University of New York (CUNY), the largest public university in the United States, will...
Israel Culture
Oldest Complete Hebrew Bible In Display In Israel Prior To NY Auction
March 23
"Codex Sassoon", the oldest complete Bible written in Hebrew that has been preserved almost intact...
Palestinians Illegally Building On Top Of Herod's Palace & Hasmonean Graves
March 21
Arabs living under the Palestinian Authority’s rule have completed the takeover of a compound at...
Raid Uncovers Hundreds Of Stolen Jewish Antiquities In Palestine
March 20
At the end of a secret and complex operation, the Israeli Civil Administration in Judea and...
Davidson Center To Reopen Near Temple Mount With Newly Found Jewish Artifacts
March 06
After three years in which it was closed for work and renovations, the Davidson Center in the...
2400 Year-Old Pottery That Links The Story Of Purim To Israel Found
March 01
An important and rare inscription, bearing the name of the Persian King Darius I, the father of...
Israel To Turn Urban-Based Archaeological Sites Into Parks For Local Residents
February 14
As part of a joint project of the Israeli Ministry of Heritage, the Antiquities Authority, and the...
1600 Year Old 'Complex' Golden Bead Found In The City Of David
February 08
A special bead made of pure gold that is more than 1600 years old, was discovered as part of the...
PA Working To Turn Ancient Israelite Castle Into Palestinian Heritage Site
February 07
The Palestinian Authority continues to try to determine its presence and its narrative regarding...
Palestinians Caught Looting Bodies From Site Of Israelite Kings Castle
February 01
A land trustee of the Samaria Regional Council who was walking through a National Park discovered...
Ancient Handprint Found In Moat Carved In The Bedrock Under Old-City Street
January 25
Fragments of the fortifications of the ancient Jerusalem walls and a mysterious handprint carved...
Despite Palestinian Claims, Jewish History In Israel Is Well Documented
January 24
Archaeological finds related to the Judean Revolt against the Romans in Jerusalem have provided...
How Old Are Jerusalem's Walls? Experts Say Parts Date Back To The Bronze Age
January 23
Everyone agrees on one thing: Already in the Middle Bronze Age (1550-2000 BC) Jerusalem was a...
History
This Day In History: Israel Reverses British Era Law & Legalizes Homosexuality
March 22
On March 22nd, 1988, The Knesset repealed a holdover law from the British Mandate-era that banned...
This Day In History: Israel Announces Diplomatic Ties With West Germany
March 14
On March 14th, 1965, 20 years after the end of WW2 and the Holocaust, Israel establishes...
This Day In History: A Czar Is Assassinated, Sparking Pogroms & Aliyah
March 13
On March 13th, 1881, Czar Alexander II of the Russian Empire, was assassinated in St. Petersburg...
This Day In History: 'Who Is A Jew' - Knesset Amends Law Of Return
March 09
On March 10th, 1970, Israel’s Law of Return, which was originally passed in 1950, was amended to...
This Day In History: The 'War Of Attrition' With Egypt Officially Begins
March 08
On March 8th, 1969, the Egyptian armed forces launched a major offensive at Israeli positions on...
This Day In History: Rabin Meets Carter, Reaffirms That Jerusalem Is Not For...
March 07
On March, 7th, 1977, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin visited the White House to speak with...
This Day In History: PLO Terrorists Blow Up Part Of Tel Aviv Hotel, Killing 11
March 06
On March 5, 1975, at around 11:00 PM, a boat full of terrorists landed on the south coast of Tel...
This Day In History; Suicide Bombing Kills 13, Wounds 130 In Tel Aviv
March 05
On March 4th, 1996, Abdel-Rahim Ishaq, a 24-year-old Palestinian resident of Ramallah, detonated a...
This Day In History: Grand Mufti Rejects Proposal For Arab State With Jews In It
March 03
On March 3rd, 1939, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem called off a deal offered by the British to...
This Day In History: Warrior Turned Peacemaker Yitzhak Rabin Was Born
March 01
On March 1st, 1922, Yitzhak Rabin, Israel’s 5th Prime Minister who served two non-consecutive...
The History Of Israel: Chaim Weizmann Becomes Israel's First President
February 27
On February 17th, 1949, Dr. Chaim Weizmann became the first Israeli president, just as the...
This Day In History: Baruch Goldstein Opens Fire In Hebron Shrine, Killing 29
February 26
On February 25th, 1994, Baruch Goldstein, a Jewish American immigrant, and member of the radical...
This Day In History: Israel Gets First Film Nominated For Oscar Awards
February 23
On February 23rd, 1965, “Sallah Shabbati”, the Israeli film about the life of Arabic-speaking...
This Day In History: Pope Protests Italian Grand Duke's Emancipation Of Jews
February 21
On February 21st, 1852, Pope Pius IX wrote to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Leopold II, in protest of...
This Day In History: Despite Election Loss, Netanyahu Asked To Form Government
February 20
On February 20th, 2009, Benjamin Netanyahu, along with his Likud party lost the popular vote in...
This Day In History: Herzl Publishes 'Der Judenstaat' In 1896
February 14
On February 14th, 1896, “Der Judenstaat”, or “The Jewish State” by Theodor Herzl was first...
This Day In History: Israel Buys Dead Sea Scrolls After 'For Sale' Ad Published
February 13
On February 13th, 1955, Prime Minister Moshe Sharett held a news conference in which he announced...
This Day In History: Soviet Embassy Bombed, Diplomatic Relations Suspended
February 09
On February 9th, 1953, the Soviet Union’s diplomatic outpost which was the de-facto embassy for...
This Day In History: Jordan's King Hussein Dies In 1999
February 07
On February 7th, 1999, Jordan’s King Hussein, who was the second Arab leader to formalize peaceful...
This Day In History: 73 IDF Soldiers Killed In Midair Helicopter Collision
February 05
On February 4th, 1997, two Israel Defense Forces CH-53 Yasur military transport helicopters...
This Day In History: Law Giving Jordanian Waqf Power Over Holy Site Created
February 02
On February 2nd, 1965, the Knesset revises the “Absentees’ Property Law” to allow Custodians of...
This Day In History: The 'Zionist' Rebbe Assumes Role As Head Of Chabad
February 01
On this day in the Hebrew Calendar, Yud Shevat, 1951 (the tenth day of the month of Shevat), the...
This Day In History: Ben Gurion Resigns Over Botched Espionage Mission
January 31
On January 31st, 1961, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion resigned, after the disclosure of a foiled...
This Day In History: 'Youth Aliyah' Created To Save Jewish German Children
January 30
On January 30th, 1933, the same day Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President...
Technology
Israeli Company Tapped By Amazon For Green Energy Initiative
March 24
The Israeli company GenCell, which develops technology to generate electricity from hydrogen...
Israeli Researchers Develop Drug To Reverse Hereditary Muscle Disease
March 23
A new groundbreaking study conducted in Israel could be a game changer for the way hereditary...
Israeli Company Specializing In Catheters Is The Talk Of The Med-Tech World
March 22
During a presentation at the "Mind The Tech" conference in London, Professor Ran Kornowski,...
Boom: Israel's Offshore Gas Wells Benefitting From Russia Sanctions
March 20
The global energy crisis, which began directly with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and restrictions...
Israel's First Space Telescope To Be Launched By NASA In 2026
March 19
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will develop and build the ULTRASAT satellite that will be...
FDA Approves Israeli Firm's Remote 'Wheeze Detector' Device & Algorithm
March 19
The established Israeli tech company “TytoCare” has received full approval from the United States'...
Israeli Researchers Discover Highly Effective Treatment For Blood Cancer
March 01
Israeli researchers continue to advance in cancer treatment methods, this time taking a huge step...
Israeli Scientists Develop Molecule To Prevent Progression Of Alzheimer's
February 23
In a study published in the international scientific journal Redox Biology, researchers from the...
Israeli Researchers Identify Genes That Can Help Wheat Grow In Dry Climates
February 22
Israeli researchers have identified the genes responsible for regulating the length of roots in...
Israel History
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This Day In History: Pope Rejects Herzl Because Jews Rejected Jesus
Jay EngelmayerOn January 25th, 1904, while visiting Italy the founder of modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl met with Pope Pius X in a failed attempt to gain the... -
This Day In History: Jordan's King Hussein Dies In 1999
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 7th, 1999, Jordan’s King Hussein, who was the second Arab leader to formalize peaceful relations with Israel, passed away of natural... -
This Day In History: 73 IDF Soldiers Killed In Midair Helicopter Collision
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 4th, 1997, two Israel Defense Forces CH-53 Yasur military transport helicopters crashed into each other in the middle of the night while... -
This Day In History: Law Giving Jordanian Waqf Power Over Holy Site Created
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 2nd, 1965, the Knesset revises the “Absentees’ Property Law” to allow Custodians of land owners who no longer lived in Israel, to... -
This Day In History: The 'Zionist' Rebbe Assumes Role As Head Of Chabad
Emanuel EngelmayerOn this day in the Hebrew Calendar, Yud Shevat, 1951 (the tenth day of the month of Shevat), the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Schneersohn, assumes the... -
This Day In History: Ben Gurion Resigns Over Botched Espionage Mission
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 31st, 1961, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion resigned, after the disclosure of a foiled espionage operation in Egypt that took place in... -
This Day In History: 'Youth Aliyah' Created To Save Jewish German Children
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 30th, 1933, the same day Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul Von Hindenburg, Recha Freier established the... -
This Day In History: Clinton's Final Push For Peace Ends In Taba With No Deal
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 27th, 2001, one of the last prominent negotiations between Israel and Palestinian officials concluded in what would be called the Taba... -
This Day In History: Weizmann Predicts Holocaust In Appeal To British...
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 25th, 1919, a day before the modern International Holocaust Memorial Day that was created in 1945 when the Auschwitz-Birkenau... -
This Day In History: Eli Cohen, Israel's Legendary Spy Is Arrested In Syria
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 24, 1964, the Syrian police run by the Ba’ath party raided the home of Damascus businessman Kamel Amin Tha’abet, also known as Eli Cohen,... -
This Day In History: Organization That Sparked The First Aliyah Is Created
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 21st, 1882, the blueprint for the “First Aliyah”, the immigration of Diaspora Jews back to the Holy Land, is laid out along with the... -
This Day In History: Nazis Plan 'Final Solution' In Berlin Suburb
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 20th, 1942, Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Nazi Gestapo, convenes a conference at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee at which the... -
This Day In History: Hamas Founding Member Assassinated In Dubai
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 19th, 2010, Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, a senior Hamas military commander and founder of its Izz ad-Din al-Qassam military branch of the... -
This Day In History: Saddam Hussein Begins Firing Scud Missiles At Israel
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 18th, 1991, Iraq under the regime of Saddam Hussein fires eight Scud missiles at Israel in the early hours of the morning immediately... -
This Day In History: Arabs Slaughter & Defile Bodies Of 35 Jewish Fighters
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 16th, 1948, just a few months before Israel declared independence, a convoy of 35 Palmach troops delivering supplies to Jews in the Gush... -
This Day In History: Soviet Embassy Bombed, Diplomatic Relations Suspended
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 9th, 1953, the Soviet Union’s diplomatic outpost which was the de-facto embassy for the communist regime in Tel Aviv was bombed,... -
This Day In History: Israel Buys Dead Sea Scrolls After 'For Sale' Ad Published
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 13th, 1955, Prime Minister Moshe Sharett held a news conference in which he announced that Israel purchased four out of the first seven... -
This Day In History: Herzl Publishes 'Der Judenstaat' In 1896
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 14th, 1896, “Der Judenstaat”, or “The Jewish State” by Theodor Herzl was first published in German in the Austr-Hungarian city of... -
The History Of Israel: Chaim Weizmann Becomes Israel's First President
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 17th, 1949, Dr. Chaim Weizmann became the first Israeli president, just as the Independence war was coming to an end and armistice... -
This Day In History: Israel Announces Diplomatic Ties With West Germany
Emanuel EngelmayerOn March 14th, 1965, 20 years after the end of WW2 and the Holocaust, Israel establishes diplomatic relations with West Germany. Israel’s... -
This Day In History: A Czar Is Assassinated, Sparking Pogroms & Aliyah
Emanuel EngelmayerOn March 13th, 1881, Czar Alexander II of the Russian Empire, was assassinated in St. Petersburg when a bomb was thrown into his horse carriage.... -
This Day In History: 'Who Is A Jew' - Knesset Amends Law Of Return
Emanuel EngelmayerOn March 10th, 1970, Israel’s Law of Return, which was originally passed in 1950, was amended to fully define the question of “Who is a Jew” and... -
This Day In History: The 'War Of Attrition' With Egypt Officially Begins
Emanuel EngelmayerOn March 8th, 1969, the Egyptian armed forces launched a major offensive at Israeli positions on the eastern parts of the Israeli-controlled Suez... -
This Day In History: Rabin Meets Carter, Reaffirms That Jerusalem Is Not For...
Emanuel EngelmayerOn March, 7th, 1977, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin visited the White House to speak with President Carter about security issues, along with... -
This Day In History: PLO Terrorists Blow Up Part Of Tel Aviv Hotel, Killing 11
Emanuel EngelmayerOn March 5, 1975, at around 11:00 PM, a boat full of terrorists landed on the south coast of Tel Aviv at the Herbert Samuel wharf. Eight terrorists... -
This Day In History; Suicide Bombing Kills 13, Wounds 130 In Tel Aviv
Emanuel EngelmayerOn March 4th, 1996, Abdel-Rahim Ishaq, a 24-year-old Palestinian resident of Ramallah, detonated a 45-pound bomb packed with nails strapped to his... -
This Day In History: Grand Mufti Rejects Proposal For Arab State With Jews In It
Emanuel EngelmayerOn March 3rd, 1939, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem called off a deal offered by the British to create an Arab-majority state with a Jewish minority,... -
This Day In History: Warrior Turned Peacemaker Yitzhak Rabin Was Born
Emanuel EngelmayerOn March 1st, 1922, Yitzhak Rabin, Israel’s 5th Prime Minister who served two non-consecutive terms, was born in Jerusalem to parents who came to... -
This Day In History: Baruch Goldstein Opens Fire In Hebron Shrine, Killing 29
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 25th, 1994, Baruch Goldstein, a Jewish American immigrant, and member of the radical Kach party led by Rabbi Meir Kahane, opened fire at... -
This Day In History: Israel Gets First Film Nominated For Oscar Awards
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 23rd, 1965, “Sallah Shabbati”, the Israeli film about the life of Arabic-speaking Jewish migrants to Israel becomes Israel’s first... -
This Day In History: Pope Protests Italian Grand Duke's Emancipation Of Jews
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 21st, 1852, Pope Pius IX wrote to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Leopold II, in protest of his decision to grant full emancipation to Jews.... -
This Day In History: Despite Election Loss, Netanyahu Asked To Form Government
Emanuel EngelmayerOn February 20th, 2009, Benjamin Netanyahu, along with his Likud party lost the popular vote in Israel and still received the mandate to form a... -
This Day In History: After His Assassination Kastner Cleared Of Aiding Nazis
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 15th, 1958, Dr. Rudolf Israel Kastner, a Zionist activist and grandfather to current MK Merav Michaeli, was posthumously exonerated from... -
This Day In History: France Releases Munich Massacre Terrorist After 5 Years
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 12th, 1977, large protests broke out all throughout Israel immediately after the French government announced they would be releasing Abu... -
This Day In History: Archaeologists Find Palace Of Queen Helena Of Adiabene
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 6th, 2007, an Israeli-led archaeological dig discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old palace in the Old City of Jerusalem, most likely... -
This Day In History: Post 1967 Excavations Reveal Ancient Jewish Presence In...
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 3rd, 1969, Archeologist Nahman Avigad released the first report from the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s excavations that began shortly... -
This Day In History: Israel Transfers Powers To Arafat's PLO Under Oslo Accords
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 1st, 1994, The Israeli government under the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin officially handed over control of a large part within the... -
This Day In History: The United Nations Green Lights A Jewish State
Emanuel EngelmayerOn November 29th, 1947, the United Nations officially accepted the partition plan for the British Mandate of Palestine. The plan was Israel’s green... -
This Day In Israel's History: Anwar Sadat Makes Historic Speech In Knesset
Emanuel EngelmayerOn November 20th, 1977, just a day after arriving in Jerusalem, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat addressed a specially arranged meeting of the... -
This Day In History: Hamas Militant Killed By Israel Starting 2012's 'Pillar...
Emanuel EngelmayerOn November 14th, 2012, the Hamas military chief, Ahmed Jabbari, was killed in an Israel Defense Forces airstrike in Gaza. His assassination marked... -
This Day In History: Egyptians Protest German Reparations Agreement To Israel
Emanuel EngelmayerOn November 3rd, 1952, the Egyptian government submitted a memorandum to the West German Government outlining the basis of Arab protests against... -
This Day In History: Israel Holds Its Last, On-Time Election In 1988
Emanuel EngelmayerIsraeli citizens will be voting all throughout November 1st, at a particularly tense time in Judea and Samaria and as many leaders hope to receive... -
This Day In Israel's History: Egypt Sues For Peace After Botched War Effort
Jay EngelmayerOn the 29th of October, 1973, after arriving at a strategic point in Egypt just 101 kilometers away from Cairo as part of the Yom Kippur war, the... -
This Day In History: Theodor Herzl Commenced The First Zionist Congress In...
Jay EngelmayerThis August marks the 125th anniversary of the first international Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland. The Congregation was organized, amongst... -
This Day In History: The First Intifada Which Lasted five Years Breaks Out
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 8th, 1987, a tragic accidental crash in which an Israeli Defense Force truck slammed into a car in the Northern Gaza Strip led to the... -
This Day In History: Jerusalem Becomes Israel's Capital & The Mossad Is Created
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 13th, 1949, The Israeli Knesset drafted a resolution that would lead to the vote needed for moving Israel’s capital from Tel Aviv to... -
This Day In History: The Arab-Zionist Agreement To Bring Jews To Palestine Is...
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 3rd, 1919, perhaps one of the most priceless of agreements was signed between Zionist leader Dr.Chaim Weizmann and the son of Sharif and... -
This Day In History: Ellis Island Opens, Forever Changing The Jewish Diaspora
Emanuel EngelmayerWhile the Judean focuses coverage only on Israel, this event is too significant to overlook as it had a profound impact on the world and is likely... -
This Day In History: Commandos Attack Beirut Airport After El Al Flight Attacked
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 28th, 1968, an Israel Defense Forces commando unit stormed the Beirut airport and destroyed close to a dozen airplanes in direct... -
This Day In History: The 'United Israel Appeal' Is Founded In 1920
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 24th, 1920, The World Zionist Congress in London launched “Keren Hayesod”, Hebrew for “The Foundation Fund,” now known in English as the... -
This Day In History: World Famous Rambam Medical Center Opens In 1938
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 22, 1938, the Rambam Health Care Campus opened as the British Government Hospital of Haifa and is initially defined as a British... -
This Day In History: 1973 Geneva Conference Begins As Step Towards Peace
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 21, 1973, the week-long Geneva Conference began. The conference that came towards the end of the Israeli Yom Kippur war with Egypt and... -
This Day In History: Iconic Chief Rabbi Tells Soldiers To Ignore Evacuation...
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 17th, 1993, former Chief Rabbi of Israel and the IDF, Rabbi Shlomo Goren, called upon IDF soldiers to disobey orders of uprooting Jewish... -
This Day In History: In 1961, Adolph Eichmann Was Sentenced To Death
Emanuel EngelmayerOn December 15th, 1961, the mastermind of the industrial killing of European Jewry, Adolf Eichmann, was sentenced to death by hanging by a special... -
This Day In History: King Hussein Flies Himself To Tel Aviv For First Official...
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 10th, 1996 Jordan’s King Hussein made his long overdue first public visit to Israel, more than a year after the peace agreement was... -
This Day In History: Israel Reverses British Era Law & Legalizes Homosexuality
Emanuel EngelmayerOn March 22nd, 1988, The Knesset repealed a holdover law from the British Mandate-era that banned all sex between people of the same gender, the... -
This Day In History: Gush Katif Evacuated, Marking One Of The Darkest Days In...
Jay EngelmayerOn August 17, 2005, the Israel Defense Forces were forced to vacate Jewish settlements from the southern Gaza strip after a government decison led... -
This Day In History: Eliezer Ben Yehuda, The Father Of Modern Hebrew Is Born
Emanuel EngelmayerOn January 7th, 1858, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, widely considered the one to resurrect biblical Hebrew and develop it into a modern language, is born as... -
The Six Day War & The Reunification Of Jerusalem - 1967
Jay EngelmayerIn the early 1960’s Israel constantly expressed intent on negotiating with its Arab neighbors. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, former leader... -
This Day In History: El Al Flight 402 Shot Down By Bulgarian Fighter-Jets In...
Jay EngelmayerOn July 27, 1955, an El Al plane carrying over 51 passengers and seven crew members was shot down by two fighter jets belonging to the Bulgarian air...
