Posts Tagged: 1948 War of Independence
Israel Has Rights
JNS.org - Recently, I attended a dinner given by a major pro-Israel organization. It was the first since COVID and the turnout was great. There...
Lies about Civilian Casualties
JNS.org - Many people do not know that Israel’s 1948 War of Independence took close to 10 months. Israel’s current war against Hamas, which has...
Graves of Israel’s Fallen Soldiers Adorned With Flags for Memorial Day
JNS.org - Slowly and silently, a group of IDF soldiers moved from section to section of the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday --...
Israeli Official: Discovery of Second Temple-Era Artifact Further Evidence of Ancient Jewish Ties to Jerusalem
A 2,000-year-old scale weight uncovered in an archaeological dig in Jerusalem is further evidence of the ancient bond between the Jewish people and the holy...
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....
Israel to Rebuild Synagogue Demolished During 1948 War
JNS.org - The Israeli government has made plans to allocate 50 million shekels ($14.3 million) for the reconstruction of Jerusalem's Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, which...
Ariel Sharon Buried at Negev Ranch Following Knesset Ceremony
Amid tight security, Israeli leader Ariel Sharon, 85, was buried on Monday on Anemone Hill, in a plot next to his wife, Lily, on the...
