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The Altalena ship burns after being shelled near Tel Aviv, June 22, 1948. (Hans Pinn/GPO)
August 24, 2026, 12:57 pm
Wreckage found of Altalena arms ship sunk in deadly 1948 power tussle, far-right ministers announce
IDF says it had no part in search for Irgun ship sunk by army of nascent state; 16 Irgun members, 3 IDF troops died in incident that became right-wing symbol; chances of lifting still-intact vessel said slim
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi at a committee meeting at the Knesset, June 24, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
September 5, 2025, 10:10 am
Karhi threatens to cut public broadcaster’s funding over documentary about 1948 war
Communications minister admits he has not yet seen film set to air on Kan, but nevertheless claims it promotes a ‘false and antisemitic narrative’ about Israel’s founding
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Al Schwimmer, who guided the vast operation to build Israel's air force, with Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. (Courtesy of Boaz Dvir via JTA)
November 20, 2024, 1:54 pm
Warner Bros, Aaron Sorkin to tell story of ‘father’ of IAF
Hollywood giants team up to make movie about Al Schwimmer, an American WWII veteran who helped to found the Air Force by smuggling warplanes into Palestine in 1948
By ToI Staff
Rivka Grabovsky and her children in an undated photo. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law/ Zman)
May 13, 2024, 4:27 pm
An unsung heroine’s 1948 tale of courage and captivity resonates anew after October 7
Rivka Grabovsky’s little-known ordeals, during the War of Independence and as a POW held by Syria, take on added layers as Israelis process a more recent tragedy
By Tal Schneider
A man speaking Arabic, apparently a Palestinian reporter, as he delivers a journalistic overview of the takeover of Kibbutz Be'eri by terrorists from Gaza on October 7, 2023. (Screenshot used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
October 8, 2023, 5:52 am
Kibbutz Be’eri bloodbath reminds Israelis of fears and fortitude from 1948
The ease with which Hamas controlled the community for 17 hours made many appreciate both locals’ resolve and their country’s vulnerability
By Canaan Lidor
Amir Livnat with Avraham Weiss Livnat's diary, part of the National Library of Israel's Operation Diary: The Founding Generation for Israel's 75th (Courtesy Uri Bareket/National Library of Israel)
April 24, 2023, 2:08 pm
National Library seeks personal diaries and accounts from 1948
Institution launches ‘Operation Diary: The Founding Generation’ to mark Israel’s 75th anniversary
By Jessica Steinberg
Actors playing Israeli soldiers guarding Kibbutz Nitzanim in the Israeli war film 'Image of Victory.' (Netflix)
July 16, 2022, 4:15 am
New Israeli war drama revisits Egypt’s 1948 capture of a kibbutz
Avi Nesher’s ‘Image of Victory,’ now on Netflix, is being billed as the most expensive Israeli movie ever
By Andrew Lapin
The Israeli Air Force aerobatic team flies during a military training session for the upcoming 73rd Independence day, in Jerusalem, on April 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 12, 2021, 6:31 pm
Ahead of its 73rd Independence Day, Israel’s population stands at 9.3 million
Latest stats find 73.9% of population are Jews, 21.1% are Arabs, and 5% are members of other groups
By ToI Staff
From left: Yaakov Stutsky, Yitzhak Mordecai, Haim Poznansky, Mordecai Franco. (Courtesy/Curator Beit Hapalmach)
April 28, 2020, 6:03 am
The shepherd, the pilot, the long-lost grave: 5 stories of Israel’s 1948 fallen
Hundreds of Jews died in the fight for Jerusalem, including teenage immigrants and seasoned veterans; today, monuments and battle sites remain outside the capital
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Mordechai Chertoff, an American who lived in pre-state Palestine from 1947-1950, where he wrote for the Palestine Post and served in the Haganah (Courtesy Daniel Chertoff)
December 14, 2019, 9:47 am
Rediscovered: A father’s lost letters from Israel’s foundational years
Finding the letters after his father’s death, Daniel Chertoff tells stories from pre-state Israel through his dad’s experiences
By Jessica Steinberg
Nachmani 23, then and now (Courtesy Ronna Mink)
August 17, 2019, 8:02 pm
Old photo of iconic Tel Aviv hotel puts Buffalo bootlegger back in the picture
Wealthy great-grandparents bought a building on Nachmani St. in 1937; nearly 70 years later, it was turned into one of the city’s premier boutique hotels, The Norman. Who knew?!
By Karen Chernick
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