The refrain from Israeli politicians and the country’s allies and apologists is familiar: There can be no peace deal until the Palestinians “recognize” Israel as “a Jewish state.” While this can sound ...

U.S. President Harry Truman holds a Torah given to him by Chaim Weizmann, the first president of Israel, in May 1948. Bettmann via Getty Images In his first remarks after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas ...

When Israel was established on May 15, 1948, it had no air force. Two weeks later, four Israeli fighter planes stopped Egypt’s army from invading Israel. Where did these planes come from? Who flew ...

American Jews largely supported Zionism when Israel declared independence in 1948. In the subsequent years, they got used to having a Jewish country across the ocean. (JTA) — One year after Israel’s ...

“Farha,” Jordan’s best international feature Oscar entry, depicts the Israel Defense Forces slaughtering a Palestinian family. (JTA) — Israel’s government has lashed out at Netflix over a new ...

As international calls for a cease-fire grow and Gaza death tolls rise, there seems to be no clear end in sight. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains why this recent outbreak may be a sign that the old ...

United Nations — For the first time, the United Nations will officially commemorate the flight of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from what is now Israel on the 75th anniversary of their exodus ...

The town of Lydda posed an early test of how the Israeli state would treat Palestinians. It is a legacy playing out today in violence between Jews and Arabs in Lod, as it’s now known. By Max Fisher On ...

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, and Mount Herzl, the national cemetery for Israeli ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — As a 4-year-old, Ghalia Abu Moteir was driven to live in a tent in Khan Younis after her family fled their home in what’s now Israel, escaping advancing Israeli forces.

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