Yehoshua Ben-Arieh
Israel's 1948 War for Independence and the Legendary Burma Road: With Danny Herman, Erick Stakelbeck. On this week's episode, host Erick Stakelbeck travels to Israel to tour the legendary "Burma Road" bypass that the Israeli military used to help win the
However, the Arabs rejected the Partition Plan bothverbally, and by their deeds: the next morning 5 Arab armies invaded the land of Israel, thereby setting in motion theWar of Independence. Still, at 4pm on Friday, Ben Gurion did not know that 5 Arab armies were going to attack the next...
The Israel-Hamas War is the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, especially Hamas, that began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an assault on Israel that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel.
1948–49: Israel’s War of Independence and the Palestinian Nakba 1956: Suez Crisis 1967: Six-Day War 1973: Yom Kippur War 1982: Lebanon War 2006: Second Lebanon War 2023–present: Israel-Hamas War References & Edit HistoryQuick Facts & Related Topics ...
The Arab invasion of Israel, beginning on its day of independence in 1948, was certainlynota genocide of Palestinians. Coates discusses the“massacre” by Israeli soldiers of the Arab village of Deir Yassin(an event badly distorted byWikipedia, which repeatedly mentions rapes that never happened),...
Israel has no written constitution, but it does have extended constitutional arrangements, namely, the Basic Laws, constitutional rulings of the Supreme Court and the binding norms that have evolved over the years. Therefore, a “working” constitution exists in the material (essential) sense, that...
When we turned around, Rami pointed out the tracks of tank treads in the dirt. Haunting. A friendly welcome Tank treads End of the road Looking out to Lebanon Border fence Border gate We were then privileged enough to merit a visit to Rami’s family museum in Hurfeish. A war ...
Independence Day began on Monday night with a ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, the country's national cemetery. The national flag was raised from half-mast to full-mast, marking the transition from the solemn Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror to the Independence Day ...
West Bank, imperiling the future creation of a sovereign Palestinian state. The war in Gaza, where Israeli forces have killed around 40,000 people, according to conservative estimates, has revealed a country that appears unable or unwilling to uphold the aspirational vision in its independence ...