David “Dado” Elazar was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath … Read More David Elazar (1925-1976)
Avraham Ravitz, an influential ultra-Orthodox Jewish lawmaker who served in Israel’s parliament for 20 years, died Monday in Jerusalem. The 75-year-old Ravitz suffered from a heart condition and had been … Read More Avraham Ravitz (1934-2009)
The Hebron Massacre refers to the mass murder of 67 Jews on 23 and 24 August 1929 in Hebron, then part of the British Mandate of Palestine, by Arabs incited … Read More The Massacre in Hebron