The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gulf-war/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Gulf War | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gulf-war/ 32 32 Israel and US have tried to take down Iran from the air. History shows the idea lacks legs https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-israel-and-us-have-tried-to-take-down-iran-from-the-air-history-shows-the-idea-lacks-legs/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:55:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3768520 Since the 19th century, airpower has enticed military planners with dreams of a clean, short victory using cutting-edge technology. That has proven elusive without ground troops

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]]> In Mideast, Western embrace of Ukraine seen as tainted with hypocrisy https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-mideast-western-embrace-of-ukraine-seen-as-tainted-with-hypocrisy/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:35:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2735346 Palestinians and Iraqis draw parallels between their conflicts and that of cheered-on Ukrainians; experts say there's greater moral clarity in opposing Russian invasion of neighbor

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]]> Gas masks, missiles and irony: Defense Ministry releases photos of 1991 Gulf War https://www.timesofisrael.com/gas-masks-missiles-and-irony-defense-ministry-releases-photos-of-1991-gulf-war/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:41:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2462796 Military archive marks 30 years since the conflict, when Iraq fired dozens of Scud missiles at Israel, with never-before-seen video, images and internal documents

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]]> US defense chief in Kuwait after death of emir https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-defense-chief-in-kuwait-after-death-of-emir/ Sun, 04 Oct 2020 10:11:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2401024 New Kuwaiti leader thanks Mark Esper for condolences, expresses concern over Trump's health

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]]> Doctor’s orders: New virus regulations turn up the heat on Tel Aviv restaurants https://www.timesofisrael.com/doctors-orders-new-virus-regulations-turn-up-the-heat-on-tel-aviv-restaurants/ Sun, 15 Mar 2020 19:49:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2260009 Owners take opposing views on government measures banning people from sitting in their establishments; despite restrictions, people out and about in the city

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]]> Palestinians hail Bush as ‘the only US president to stand up to Israel’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-hail-bush-as-the-only-us-president-to-stand-up-to-israel/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 22:33:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1972081 PA leader Abbas sends condolence letter to president George W. Bush, whose late father pushed for major Israeli-Palestinian peace conference

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]]> 1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy https://www.timesofisrael.com/1991-gulf-war-looms-large-over-bushs-mideast-legacy/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 07:47:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1971908 The events of Washington's first armed conflict with Saddam Hussein have helped shape the region's last three decades

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]]> Bush, a president who grappled with Jewish leaders, engineered rescue of Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/bush-a-president-who-grappled-with-jewish-leaders-engineered-rescue-of-jews/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 07:12:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1971888&preview=true&preview_id=1971888 The 41st president, who died Friday, had an often contentious relationship with the community and Israel, but his legacy has come to be viewed far more kindly

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]]> Former US president George H.W. Bush dies at age 94 https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-president-george-h-w-bush-dies-at-age-94/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 06:12:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1971853 Youngest pilot in the Navy, his stellar political career saw him preside during collapse of Soviet Union and final months of Cold War; term marked by tensions with Shamir, US Jews

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]]> FIFA lifts three-decade ban on Iraq hosting international soccer matches https://www.timesofisrael.com/fifa-lifts-three-decade-ban-on-iraq-hosting-international-soccer-matches/ Sat, 17 Mar 2018 00:01:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1811689 Cities of Arbil, Basra and Karbala given the go-ahead to stage official games as Iraq plans to host Qatar and Syria in a friendly tournament

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]]> A century of Middle East wars on display at new Jordanian tank museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-century-of-middle-east-wars-on-display-at-new-jordanian-tank-museum/ Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:15:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1786306 Collection of 110 tanks that saw battle includes armored vehicles from conflicts between Israel and its Arab neighbors in the Golan Heights, Jerusalem

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]]> ‘We’re going to attack Iraq,’ Israel told the US. ‘Move your planes’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/were-going-to-attack-iraq-israel-told-the-us-move-your-planes/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 20:20:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1774170 On 27th anniversary of Saddam's 1991 Scud missile strikes at Israel, Defense Ministry releases interviews with senior officials on how close Israel came to bombing Baghdad

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]]> I feel as safe today as I did a week ago https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/in-the-aftermath-of-trumps-jerusalem-announcement/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 06:03:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1747659 When our US family and friends express worry over our safety, we know they don't fully get what it means to live here

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]]> A slap in America’s face https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-us-pulls-down-its-statues-the-pa-puts-them-up-and-the-us-looks-the-other-way/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 13:40:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1724884 There's a new statue honoring Saddam Hussein in the Palestinian Authority city of Qalqilya

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]]> Israel buys gas masks from firms that outfitted Nazis at Auschwitz with protective gear https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-german-gas-mask-suppliers-once-outfitted-nazis-with-protective-gear/ Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:35:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1440727 Companies who kept SS guards safe from the Zyklon B they used at gas chambers now sell to Israel's Defense Ministry, police, fire department

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