The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israel-state-archives/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:48:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Israel State Archives | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israel-state-archives/ 32 32 Israel national archive opens online access to 380,000 pages of Eichmann trial documents https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-national-archive-opens-online-access-to-380000-pages-of-eichmann-trial-documents/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:06:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3469096 Trove of scanned paperwork include prosecutors' correspondence with Ben-Gurion, original testimonies including from writer Yehiel Dinur who met Nazi war criminal in Auschwitz

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]]> 7 months after Iran-backed cyberattack, temporary fix puts state archives back online https://www.timesofisrael.com/7-months-after-iran-backed-cyberattack-temporary-fix-puts-state-archives-back-online/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 02:33:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3309499 In November, hackers perpetrated a 'sophisticated and destructive' assault and stole user data, putting protected materials at risk; more secure website planned for later this year

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]]> ‘We had wrong assessments’: Almost all remaining Yom Kippur War files declassified https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-had-wrong-assessments-almost-all-remaining-yom-kippur-war-files-declassified/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 09:23:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3090406 Ahead of 50th anniversary, State Archives reveals thousands of documents and records of the intelligence failure that preceded the war, debates on a preemptive strike, and more

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]]> Declassified protocols indicate Golda Meir considered Palestinian statehood https://www.timesofisrael.com/declassified-protocols-indicate-golda-meir-considered-palestinian-statehood/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:56:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3062593 Documents show that former prime minister gave serious thought to possibility of formation of a Palestinian entity, despite public comments

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]]> Israeli immigration records dating back to 1919 now accessible online https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-immigration-records-dating-back-to-1919-now-accessible-online/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 02:48:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2923416 MyHeritage shares 1.7 million files covering a roughly 60-year period, touts the database as Israel's version of Ellis Island

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]]> World will ‘throw us to the dogs’: Yom Kippur War papers reveal Golda’s despair https://www.timesofisrael.com/48-years-on-declassified-yom-kippur-war-papers-reveal-golda-meirs-despair/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:49:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2628057 48 years on, declassified papers show PM Meir feared abandon by int'l community: 'They don't like Jews, let alone weak Jews'; State Archive publishes 1,300 pages of transcripts

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]]> PM’s office expected to probe claims Netanyahu shredded papers before transition https://www.timesofisrael.com/pms-office-expected-to-probe-claims-netanyahu-shredded-papers-before-transition/ Sun, 20 Jun 2021 05:55:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2567827&preview=true&preview_id=2567827 Report says initial investigation will be informal, but an official probe could be opened by external body such as Defense Ministry or Shin Bet if deemed necessary

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]]> MKs demand probe into allegations Netanyahu shredded papers before transition https://www.timesofisrael.com/mks-demand-probe-into-allegations-netanyahu-shredded-papers-before-transition/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:39:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2567256 Labor lawmaker Kariv urges AG to open investigation and Meretz's Golan posits evidence-tampering could have taken place, but Likud says all documents stored digitally

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]]> Wikipedia uploads 28,000 photos of pre-state Israel, for all to use https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-uploads-28000-photos-of-pre-state-israel-for-all-to-use/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:13:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1971109 Wikimedia Israel gathers early 20th century images with expired copyright from various archives, though some claim move could have legal complications

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]]> Yemenite families of disappeared children file class-action lawsuit https://www.timesofisrael.com/yemenite-families-of-disappeared-children-file-class-action-lawsuit/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 06:47:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1936397&preview=true&preview_id=1936397 Suit seeks to force the state to accept responsibility for at least 69 children who disappeared from state institutions in the 1950s

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]]> State told to release 300,000 unpublished files on missing Yemenite children https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-told-to-release-300000-unpublished-files-on-missing-yemenite-children/ Sun, 12 Aug 2018 13:46:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1907030 Justice Minister Shaked orders police documents be produced; calls on two health and welfare organizations to publish any material they have

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]]> Archive of pre-state Jewish population offers glimpse of founding generation https://www.timesofisrael.com/archive-of-pre-state-jewish-population-offers-glimpse-of-founding-generation/ Thu, 28 Dec 2017 13:19:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1760149 Collaboration between MyHeritage and Israel's State Archives puts 67,000 British Mandatory citizenship requests online

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]]> The curious case of Donald Trump’s 1989 (non-)visit to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-curious-case-of-donald-trumps-1989-non-visit-to-israel/ Wed, 10 May 2017 07:20:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1615720 The release of state files showing extensive preparations to take the developer around Israel 28 years ago has been seized upon as proof that this month's visit won't be Trump's first. Except there's no record of him actually being here, and nobody can recall meeting him

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]]> ‘Arbitrarily’ marking papers secret, state created enduring kidnapping mystery https://www.timesofisrael.com/arbitrarily-marking-papers-secret-state-created-enduring-kidnapping-mystery/ Sun, 15 Jan 2017 07:41:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1534606 In declassifying hundreds of thousands of documents in the so-called 'Yemenite children affair,' state archive's legal counsel sought to safeguard privacy without fueling cover-up claims. For the families, the story is far from over

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]]> New data on missing Yemenite children shows gross negligence, but not state-sponsored kidnappings https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-data-on-yemenite-children-shows-gross-negligence-but-not-state-sponsored-kidnappings/ Thu, 29 Dec 2016 14:17:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1529520&preview_id=1529520 Release of over 400,000 documents reveals widespread indifference to families' plight, but does not vindicate horrifying, long-held conspiracy theories

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