David Ben-Gurion

Israeli rhetoric on Turkey is increasingly shaping Ankara's view of tensions over Syria - analysis

After the founding of Israel, Turkey became the first Muslim-majority country to recognize Israel. Israel and Turkey had good relations until the rise of the AKP party in the early 2000s.

Demonstrators hold placards with portraits of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) during a protest.
US Vice President JD Vance speaks on Joe Rogan's podcast, published July 15, 2026.

From Washington to Vance: The risks of America's Middle East entanglements - opinion

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a memorial ceremony for Ze’ev Jabotinsky at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, last year.

How Ze'ev Jabotinsky shaped Israel's Right and liberal democracy - opinion

The Knesset House Committee votes to advance the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties' bill that seeks to enshrine Torah Study in the country's Basic Law. June 30, 2026.

Voting rights and PACs: Solutions for the haredi draft evasion problem - opinion


Rising above the chaos: Southern industry leaders fuel Negev’s economic revival

This annual event has become a critical platform for discussing how to overcome obstacles and foster economic development in Israel's southern periphery.

The fifth annual Employers Conference, organized by the Lauder Center in collaboration with JNF USA and the Manufacturers Association of Israel Southern District.

'Chaim Weizmann: A Biography': A revealing look at the life of Israel's first president - review

The facts of Weizmann’s life, fascinating though they are, yield in interest to the authors’ examination of his quite extraordinary personality and the powerful effect it exercised.

 President Chaim Weizmann

Israel must give up managing the conflict and choose winning it - opinion

Since the 1880s, Zionists have aimed to enrich Palestinians to foster peace. Yet, despite this approach, conflict and violence continue.

 THEN-FOREIGN MINISTER Shimon Peres and then-PA head Yasser Arafat clasp hands at a Euro-Mediterranean meeting, in Majorca, Spain, in 2001. Peres envisioned a Jordanian-Palestinian-Israeli economic arrangement, the writer notes.

Editors Notes: A new generation of pioneers will redefine Israel

If we don’t seize this moment to educate for a better future, we’ll revert to our old ways, and risk further trauma and division.

 T’S TIME for a new Israeli paradigm. Jewish farmers on their way to work in the fields in Palestine, 1939.

Would Israel’s founders approve of modern Zionism? - opinion

What would Israel’s early Zionist leaders think of today’s state? From political shifts to evolving peace efforts, we reflect on whether modern Israel meets their visions and dreams.

ISRAEL’S FIRST prime minister, David Ben-Gurion

We can operationalize the dream of unity into a reality - opinion

A Pew Research Center survey shows decreasing societal divisions in Israel, reflecting hope amid challenges. Fourth Quarter promotes unity through consensus-driven reforms.

Israeli flag.

How Ben-Gurion's pragmatic decision led to haredim draft exemption - analysis

David Ben-Gurion's 1948 decision not to draft yeshiva students shaped Israel's policy, sparking decades of debate on military exemptions amid societal and political transformations.

 David Ben-Gurion – Israeli politician, Zionist leader, First Prime Minister of israel.

Former MK Yael Dayan passes away at the age of 85

Yael Dayan, former MK and advocate for women's and LGBTQ+ rights, remembered for her leadership and trailblazing legislative efforts.

 Yael Dayan

A tale of two leaders: The Paris meetings between Ben-Gurion and Ho Chi Minh

In the post-WWII world, two dedicated men had found themselves in a Parisian hotel room, drawn together by history and the common bond of their enduring fight for their people’s freedom.

 (L-R) Hồ Chí Minh in Paris, 1946; Portrait of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, 1949

In the aftermath of Oct. 7, Ben-Gurion University doubles down on its mission

Doug Seserman, CEO of Americans for BGU, highlights the university’s unwavering commitment to the development of Israel's south ahead of the webinar 'Remarkable Resilience' on May 8.

Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) CEO Doug Seserman (pictured fourth from left) during a recent leadership solidarity mission to Israel with Ben-Gurion University President Prof. Daniel Chamowitz (pictured fifth from left)