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Graves of Yaakov Fadida and others in Tiberias's military cemetery

The Forgotten 15-year-old Hero of Israel's War of Independence

Ofer Aderet | 18.04.2018

Benjamin Netanyahu at a Likud party meeting in Jerusalem, March 2006.

At 70, Israel Has Shunned Herzl's Dream for Netanyahu's Bleak Vision

Anshel Pfeffer | 17.04.2018

Illustration: Marina Grechanik.

Opinion || Time to Say Goodbye to the Two-state Solution. Here's the Alternative

A.B. Yehoshua | 19.04.2018

Israel's 12 prime ministers (illustration).

Who Was Israel's Top Leader? 12 Prime Ministers Ranked From Best to Worst

Netta Ahituv | 17.04.2018

Members of the Irgun receiving training near the Jaffa-Tel Aviv border, two months before the War of Independence started in May 1948.

The Israelis Who Fought in the War of Independence – and What They Think of Modern Israel

Judy Maltz | 18.04.2018

Three members of the Haganah (the pre-independence Jewish militia in British Mandatory Palestine) escorting Palestinian Arabs out of Haifa after they were expelled from their homes, May 12, 1948.

Palestinians Uncover History of the Nakba, Even as Israel Cuts Them Off From Their Sources

Dina Kraft | 17.04.2018

A female Israeli officer giving a demonstration at a Women's Corps camp near Tel Aviv on how to handle a Sten gun, June 1948.

Herstory || The Forgotten Story of the Women Who Built Israel – and Their Fight for Equality

Allison Kaplan Sommer | 17.04.2018

Aerial photo of Deir al-Zor air base with Iranian drones.

Analysis || Iran's Threat of Revenge Overshadows Israel's 70th Independence Day Celebrations

Amos Harel | 17.04.2018

David Grossman at the Alternative Memorial Day event

FULL TEXT || 'Israel Is a Fortress, but Not Yet a Home': David Grossman's Memorial Day Speech to Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians

Haaretz | 18.04.2018

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