Yehoshua Ben-Arieh
killed during an Egyptian raid on Kibbutz Nitzanim. Each represents an image of a War of Independence female victim that derives from the traditional place of women in a patriarchal society and their status within the family. Despite carrying arms, fighting at the frontline, and falling on the...
After the Israeli War of Independence finished, in prisoner exchanges with the Egyptians for the remains of the Fallen, Eddie’s body was identified by the then Chief Army Chaplain, Rabbi Shlomo Goren, and in 1949 Israel recovered Eddie Cohen’s remains near the small airfield, at the time ...
1948 War of Independence On 14 May 1948 the State of Israel was proclaimed according to the UN partition plan (1947). Less than 24 hours later, the regular armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq invaded the country, forcing Israel to defend the sovereignty it had regained in its...
"This fight is about the existence of the State of Israel, I call it personally, our second independence war, and we must win," Hazan told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia." Asked aboutIsraeli warplanes' bombarding the Gaza Strip, where 2.2 million Palestinians live, the ambassador said: "Israel ...
(1947). Less than 24 hours later, the regular armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq invaded the country, forcing Israel to defend the sovereignty it had regained in its ancestral homeland. In what became known as Israel's War of Independence, the newly formed, poorly equipped ...
This year's commemoration comes as Israel continues its 18-month military offensive in Gaza, amid growing accusations of war crimes. The International Criminal Court in The Hague has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials over war crimes and crimes against humanity in...
By the end of Israel’s War of Independence, about a half a million Arabs took flight and became refugees. In cases where Jews entreated Arabs to endure the situation and remain, they nonetheless packed their belongings as in Haifa and left the country. Benny Morris concluded in The Birth ...
1948: Creation of the State of Israel; Start of the Arab-Israeli War The British mandate for Palestine terminated in May 1948, and Israel declared its independence. The prior U.N. resolution already had sparked violence between Arab and Jewish groups, and fighting intensified after Israel’s in...
In Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, Israel won the war on most fronts. However, much of its heartland was not included in the cease-fire agreements at the end of the war. This led to the Jordanian occupation between 1948 and 1967 of most of Israel’s holiest cities. Even the Ol...