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Maj. Gen. (res.) David Tolkowsky speaks in an interview with the Toldot Yisrael Israeli history podcast filmed January 3, 2011. (Screen capture: Toldot Yisrael via Youtube)
November 28, 2025, 4:39 pm
Dan Tolkowsky, former air force commander and Israeli tech pioneer, dies at 104
Tel Aviv-born Royal Air Force vet stayed in Britain to help Haganah obtain first planes for budding air force, which he led between 1953-1958; went on to found Israel’s 1st VC fund
By Emanuel Fabian and Stav Levaton
Labor MK Yael Dayan delivers a speech to the Knesset plenum to mark International Women's Day on March 7, 2000. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
May 18, 2024, 4:16 pm
Former MK Yael Dayan, trailblazing feminist and peace activist, dies at 85
Labor lawmaker was among the most prominent voices in the country advocating for equal rights; also a celebrated writer, she was the daughter of iconic statesman Moshe Dayan
By Amy Spiro
Zvi Zamir speaks at a memorial service marking 21 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, held at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on November 4, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 2, 2024, 9:07 am
Zvi Zamir, the man who sounded the alarm in 1973, is dead at 98
As Mossad chief, Zamir spearheaded the post-Munich campaign against Palestinian terror in Europe and warned, at the midnight hour, that the Yom Kippur War was breaking out
By Mitch Ginsburg
Then-defense minister Moshe Dayan makes a speech during the 1973 Yom Kippur War in an undated photograph. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Defense Ministry Archive)
September 24, 2023, 3:43 pm
Did Moshe Dayan secretly want to die on the front lines during the Yom Kippur War?
Reports of seemingly reckless visits to the battlefield and a rumored mental breakdown in the war’s early days may cast light on the defense minister’s feelings of responsibility
By Abraham Rabinovich
Israeli premier Golda Meir, during a press conference at the Israeli embassy in Rome, Italy, on January 15, 1973. (AP Photo/ Giuseppe Anastasi)
July 31, 2023, 10:56 pm
Declassified protocols indicate Golda Meir considered Palestinian statehood
Documents show that former prime minister gave serious thought to possibility of formation of a Palestinian entity, despite public comments
By ToI Staff
Rocker Aviv Geffen is going public with his political about-face in August 2022, performing in settlements that he previously criticized (Courtesy YouTube screengrab)
August 30, 2022, 11:32 am
Rocker Aviv Geffen changes his tune with West Bank concerts for ‘brother’ settlers
Once known as a voice of the political left linked to Rabin’s legacy, singer reveals political shift with recent performances, for which he thanks right-wing minister Ayelet Shaked
By Jessica Steinberg
'Sun & Sea,' the beachside opera that spotlights climate change, winner of the 2019 Venice Biennale Golden Lion, will be performed at the 60th Israel Festival, September 15-19, 2022 (Courtesy The Artists)
August 14, 2022, 9:37 am
Upcoming Israel Festival offers sandy opera, Dayan’s missing eye and VHS memories
60th year of annual Jerusalem event aims to break down walls between performers and audiences
By Jessica Steinberg
Security forces help passengers and crew off Sabena flight 571, following its 1972 hijacking at Lod Airport (Ron Ilan/Israel Defense Forces Archive)
May 19, 2022, 4:01 pm
‘Mechanics are en route’: Defense Ministry releases logs from 1972 Sabena hijacking
Military archive marks 50 years since ‘Operation Isotope’ when Sayeret Matkal commandos disguised as technicians stormed flight 571 to rescue passengers from Palestinian terrorists
By Emanuel Fabian
Then-prime minister Golda Meir speaks at a press conference during the 1973 Yom Kippur War in an undated photograph. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Defense Ministry Archive)
October 8, 2021, 3:49 pm
World will ‘throw us to the dogs’: Yom Kippur War papers reveal Golda’s despair
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
By Emanuel Fabian
File: General Moshe Dayan, chief of staff of the Israeli Army, is pictured with his wife, Ruth in London, Jan. 13, 1958 (AP Photo)
February 5, 2021, 1:13 pm
Ruth Dayan, storied social activist and 1st wife of Moshe Dayan, dead at 103
Dayan was the founder of iconic fashion brand Maskit, employing immigrants to create unique clothing, and led numerous social and coexistence causes over decades
By ToI Staff
Then-head of the IDF Northern Command Maj. Gen. Yizhak Hofi, left, speaks to then-IDF chief of staff David Elazar, right, and other IDF top officers during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, in an undated photograph. (Defense Ministry Archive)
January 21, 2021, 9:30 pm
‘Maybe we should bomb Damascus?’: Yom Kippur War deliberations declassified
Defense Ministry releases transcripts of government meetings during 1973 conflict, showing the leadership’s uncertainty and concerns in the first few days of fighting
By Judah Ari Gross
Top IDF officers look at a map during the Yom Kippur War in October 1973. (Israel Defense Forces/Defense Ministry Archives)
September 24, 2020, 4:55 pm
Declassified: ‘Golden’ communique that could’ve averted Yom Kippur War disaster
Day before surprise attack, the IDF intel chief received a report Soviet nationals were fleeing the area ahead of an impending assault — and didn’t tell anyone for over 10 hours
By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli cannon artillery cannon opens fire from the Sinai Peninsula during the Yom Kippur War, on October 6, 1973. (Avraham Vered/Bamahane/Defense Ministry Archive)
October 7, 2019, 4:21 pm
Fearing shortages, Dayan mulled drafting young, old in 1973 war, papers show
Defense Ministry declassifies an intel report from the day before the Yom Kippur War, transcripts from IDF General Staff meetings, and a phone call that relieved a general of duty
By Judah Ari Gross
Tom Derek Bowden at Arnhem, Netherlands. (via UK Jewish News)
July 2, 2019, 10:41 pm
British soldier who founded IDF parachute school dies at 97
WWII veteran and ‘Machal’ volunteer Tom Derek Bowden was wounded in the same battle in which Moshe Dayan lost his eye
By ToI Staff
Orde Wingate played a key role in creating Israel's military ethos. He was remembered in March 2012 at a ceremony in Jerusalem. (photo credit: Matti Friedman/Times of Israel)
March 23, 2019, 8:05 am
75 years after his death, why Orde Wingate remains a hero in Israel
Bible-toting, raw-onion-eating British officer killed in a plane crash in Burma on March 24, 1944, has been called the father of the Israel Defense Forces
By Hillel Kuttler
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