The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/vietnam-war/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Vietnam War | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/vietnam-war/ 32 32 Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker who exposed Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92 https://www.timesofisrael.com/daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers-leaker-who-exposed-vietnam-war-secrets-dies-at-92/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:57:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3035110 Fighter-turned-whistle-blower embodied the individual of conscience, answering only to his sense of right and wrong even if price was his own freedom

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]]> Hamas’s forever war against Israel has a glitch, and it isn’t Iron Dome https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamass-forever-war-against-israel-has-a-glitch-and-it-isnt-iron-dome/ Sat, 22 May 2021 14:38:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2549853 Why Hamas promises another war soon, and another and another. And why it won’t work

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]]> 50 years ago, upstart rabbi used Jewish law to tell Senate to end Vietnam War https://www.timesofisrael.com/50-years-ago-upstart-rabbi-used-jewish-law-to-tell-senate-to-end-vietnam-war/ Thu, 07 May 2020 15:05:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2298501 36-year-old Irving Greenberg was virtually unknown when he told US leaders the Vietnam War dehumanized victims created in the image of God. There are lessons to be learned today

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]]> Remembering the Kent State University shooting on its 50th anniversary https://www.timesofisrael.com/remembering-the-kent-state-university-shooting-on-its-50th-anniversary/ Mon, 04 May 2020 20:52:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2298807 Three of the four students killed by Ohio National Guard at protest against Vietnam War were Jewish; school presents a virtual commemoration dedicated to memory of incident

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]]> Jim Mattis: The ‘Mad Dog’ who for two years concealed his true thoughts on Trump https://www.timesofisrael.com/jim-mattis-the-mad-dog-with-a-big-library/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 05:40:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1984149 Outgoing defense secretary's resignation letter spelled out the obvious: The president's world view was irreconcilable with his own

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]]> Top US general sought nuclear option in Vietnam, documents reveal https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/world/asia/vietnam-war-nuclear-weapons.html Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:47:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1937554 William C. Westmoreland activated secret plans to move warheads for possible use against Communist forces, but was overruled by president, the NY Times reports

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]]> Sidney Shachnow, Holocaust survivor turned US Army major general, dies at 83 https://www.timesofisrael.com/sidney-shachnow-holocaust-survivor-who-became-us-army-major-general-dies-at-83/ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:48:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1935647 After fighting as Green Beret in Vietnam, he went on to command American forces in what was then West Berlin

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]]> Former Vietnamese jailer mourns McCain: ‘I feel very sad’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-vietnamese-jailer-mourns-mccain-i-feel-very-sad/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 06:40:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1915773 Head of infamous 'Hanoi Hilton' prison fondly recalls late US senator's 'toughness and strong stance' during his 5 years of captivity

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]]> From captivity to electoral candor, 9 moments that defined John McCain https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-captivity-to-electoral-candor-9-moments-that-defined-john-mccain/ Sun, 26 Aug 2018 02:34:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1914528 Maverick Republican became an instant celebrity once he was released from Vietnam, and later became known for commitment to civility and ability to cross the aisle in Congress

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]]> John McCain, US war hero and maverick Republican senator, dies at 81 https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-sen-john-mccain-war-hero-and-presidential-nominee-dies-at-81/ Sun, 26 Aug 2018 00:36:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1914508 Former presidential candidate, known for bridging political divides and years held captive in north Vietnam, succumbs to brain cancer, office says

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]]> Elaine Holstein, last surviving parent of Kent State victims, dies at 96 https://www.timesofisrael.com/elaine-holstein-last-surviving-parent-of-kent-state-victims-dies-at-96/ Mon, 28 May 2018 23:51:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1859878 The photo of Jeffrey Miller at the 1970 Ohio university protest became an iconic anti-war symbol. For 'typical Jewish mother' Holstein, it depicted the cruel death of her son

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]]> Hindsight makes 2017 look a lot like 1968 http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/fifty-years-later-a-deja-vu-feeling-of-u-s-in-turmoil/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:34:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1811431 We only hope that the pillars of our democracy are as resilient in the face of turmoil as they were 50 years ago

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]]> Trump lashes senator as liar, fraud in tweetstorm https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-lashes-jewish-senator-as-liar-fraud-in-tweetstorm/ Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:42:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1672264 US president calls Richard Blumenthal 'a phony Vietnam con artist' after calls for special investigation into collusion with Russia

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]]> Good Wife star Margulies to produce Vietnam War series https://www.timesofisrael.com/good-wife-star-margulies-to-produce-vietnam-war-series/ Sat, 22 Apr 2017 02:50:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1604498 Jewish actress working on pilot for program depicting the stories of female reporters during the war

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]]> American Jewish peace activist Stanley Sheinbaum dies at 96 https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-jewish-peace-activist-stanley-sheinbaum-dies-at-96/ Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:22:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1461634 Earning 'most-hated Jew' moniker for meeting Yasser Arafat in 1980s, ex-economics professor later admitted quest for Mideast peace failed

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