Posts Tagged: Israel War of Independence
Israeli War of Independence Pilot Returns to Sky to Celebrate 100th Birthday
A former pilot who served in Israel's War of Independence recently returned to the cockpit of an Israeli Air Force (IAF) plane and took flight...
The Yom Kippur War: Much More Than an Intelligence Failure
From the very beginning of the Yom Kippur War, an exaggerated emphasis on the intelligence failure served the IDF senior command. It made it possible...
Head of PA’s Mission to UK Lies and Distorts 1948 History
Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, published a piece in The Times (“Despite Israel’s efforts, Palestinians are going nowhere,” July 22)...
May 14, 1948 — Miracle or Catastrophe?
On May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. Shortly thereafter, five Arab states invaded to join Palestinian fighters in a campaign to destroy the new...
Lessons from the Failed ‘Gaza Initiative’ of 1949
Seventy years ago, while the Arab-Israeli Lausanne peace talks were deadlocked, a pioneering and creative diplomatic initiative was aired to deal with the fate of...
Inspired by Grandparents’ Holocaust Survival, Japanese Man Enlists in IDF
JNS.org - Daniel Tomohiro is not the typical Israeli soldier. His Hungarian grandparents survived the Holocaust, made aliyah, and fought in Israel’s War of Independence, but...
Book Draws Parallels Between Holocaust and Palestinian Nakba, Sparks Outrage
JNS.org - A new book that draws parallels between the Holocaust and the Palestinian Nakba (the Arabic term for the displacement of Palestinian refugees during Israel’s...
American Jewish Pilot Lou Lenart, Savior of Tel Aviv in 1948 War, Dies at 94
JNS.org - Lou Lenart, a U.S. Marine Corps pilot during World War II who later helped thwart an Egyptian advance on Tel Aviv in Israel’s 1948...
Student Exposes Dutch Textbook’s Distortion of Israeli History
JNS.org - An official high school history book in Holland claims that during Israel's 1948 War of Independence, "Jewish militias committed murder in Arab villages....
An American Trapped in the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem
JNS.org - "We are so used to bombs and the sound of firing guns that we don't get upset anymore." In choosing those words, Florence...
From Baghdad to Israel: Actor Aryeh Elias, Passes Away at Age 94
Israeli film legend Aryeh Elias passed away at the age of 94 on Thursday, May 7. The veteran stage, television, and movie actor, who was...
As the Nakba Comes to Washington, a Wasted Opportunity
JNS.org - For two weeks in June, Washington, DC will play host to a group of pro-Palestinian activists who have assembled an exhibit about...
Ex-Mossad Chief Yitzhak Hofi Dies Aged 87
Associated Press - Yitzhak Hofi, a former Israeli general and Mossad chief who played a key role in the country's daring 1976 commando rescue raid...
The Holocaust Survivors Who Fell in Israel’s 1948 War of Independence
A special monument is located at the end of the trail that connects Israel's Yad Vashem, the official memorial to Jewish victims of the Holocaust,...
