Posts Tagged: David Ben-Gurion
Ralph Goldman, the Haganah’s Man in New York, Passes Away at Age 100
Tributes have been pouring in for Ralph Goldman, the former chief executive of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) who passed away earlier today. Goldman,...
Proud to be a Zionist
Zionism represents self-determination and freedom. It was created to empower the Jewish people in a world where anti-Semitism thrived and dictated how my people lived their...
The Jewish Heart Longs for Odessa
Since the Ukrainian-Russian crisis broke out earlier this year, I have often thought about Odessa on the Black Sea, which some refer to as "Little...
No End to the Palestinians’ Self-Inflicted Tragedy
Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah/Palestinian Authority has just cemented a reconciliation agreement with Hamas, the terrorist movement that seized Gaza from Fatah in 2007 and whose charter calls...
From Obama to Olmert: The Sad State of Today’s Leaders
Leaders seek a legacy, an experience or heritage that defines their time in office, and even those who fail at their jobs succeed in leaving...
Mahmoud Abbas is Still Lying About the Holocaust
To judge by the account in the Washington Post, the recent statement about the Holocaust by Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas was a game-changing reversal...
State Archive and Google Team Up to Publish Photos of Israel’s Declaration of Independence for Yom Ha’atzmaut
In a joint initiative between the Israel State Archive, "Land Marks" - the project to strengthen national heritage infrastructures - and Google, Israel's Declaration of...
Israel Helps Bedouin Arabs, and Everyone’s Unhappy
JNS.org - Doesn't it sometimes seem that no matter what Israel does, the world will criticize it? The Israeli government recently put forward...
Women of Power: Female IDF Soldiers Shatter Contemporary Infantry Lines
JNS.org - From the inception of the Jewish state to the present, Israel's military has been anything but a male-dominated institution. On May 26, 1948, Prime...
Full Transcript: Eulogy by President Peres for Former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
Below is the full transcript of remarks made by Israeli President Shimon Peres at the funeral of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on January...
Ariel Sharon: The End of the Romance (OBITUARY)
Ariel Sharon was really two men: a brave and inventive army field commander turned politician who was unflappable in war and unscrupulous in peace. Ariel Sharon...
Real Leaders Focus on the Future and Education
To gain insight into the unique leadership lesson of this week's parsha, I often ask an audience to perform a thought-experiment. Imagine you are the...
On 50th Anniversary of JFK Death, Iran’s PressTV Blames Israel
As Israel pushes for the world to halt Iran's nuclear program, Iran's state-controlled PressTV pushed back on Friday, mendaciously linking Israel's efforts to become a...
Ben-Gurion’s Legacy: Resisting U.S. Pressure
Upon the 40th anniversary of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion's death, Israeli and American policy-makers should study the 1948 legacy of Israel's Founding Father: Defiance of...
