David Ben-Gurion

Seculars, national-religious Zionists, moderate Right could break up Netanyahu coalition

In an upcoming election, Bennett should run separately, representing the Zionist religious and moderate Right, but Lapid is an exhausted figure who failed miserably in the 2022 election.

16/03/2025

Historic meeting: Israeli leaders receive newly republished writings of David Ben-Gurion

For the first time in decades, the writings of Israel’s founding father, David Ben-Gurion, have been republished in a new edition and presented to the country’s current and former leaders.

  OUTGOING IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (left) and his successor, Eyal Zamir, attend a ceremony i

Eyal Zamir likely to lead IDF into a new era: 'Small and smart' is over

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Zamir’s two civilian years in the Defense Ministry will also be useful in terms of his task’s most prickly dimension – personnel. 

On This Day: David Ben-Gurion won Israel's first election

The elections were not for the Knesset, which did not exist yet, but for the Constituent Assembly, a body tasked with formulating a constitution for the emerging state.

Remembering Clinton Bailey, Ben-Gurion interviewer and Bedouin expert

Buffalo-born Dr. Bailey's interview with David Ben-Gurion was the basis of a major film, and he was also the creator of an archive of Bedouin life at the National Library of Israel.

 Lebanese army soldiers secure a site that was hit by a strike, in Saraain

Lessons of the Altalena Affair: Lebanon only gets one army, there's no room for Hezbollah

It’s time for the lesson of the Altalena to be implemented in Lebanon. Only one army can be allowed to operate in Lebanon for peace and prosperity to exist in the Land of the Cedars.

By NEVILLE BERMAN
04/01/2025

How a group of seventh grade pupils documented history at Kibbutz Sde Boker

“It felt like it was a historical moment to take part in this project. We are maybe the last generation to hear these stories told directly by the people who experienced them.”

By ANAV SILVERMAN PERETZ
21/12/2024

Historic Ben-Gurion artifacts up for auction to empower Israel’s Negev

The collection includes rare items tied to Ben-Gurion, such as a signed book and a document from 1948.

'If disaster occurs': Ben-Gurion's revealing speech on the safety of Israel's Negev communities

"If God forbid, a disaster occurs, it will be harder than anywhere else in the country to provide them with assistance," Ben-Gurion said.

09/12/2024

For every bright moment there is a dark lining

There is a dark lining that continues to delegitimize today’s Jewish state in the eyes of millions of people around the world.

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