Menachem Begin

Israel’s next political upheaval will come from the Right - opinion

The Israeli Right is not merely wasting votes. It may be wasting the makings of an entire government. The tragedy begins when each concludes that being qualified for first makes third unacceptable.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir holds a press conference with new Otzma Yehudit MK Tally Gotliv, in Tel Aviv, September 4, 2026
SARA NETANYAHU has implied that Democrats Party leader Yair Golan had prior knowledge of Hamas’s invasion plans. Although he might be ill-informed about his party’s history and agenda, Golan is neither a villain nor a turncoat, the writer maintains.

Middle Israel: Why is Sara Netanyahu going to war against Yair Golan? - opinion

 Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu attends a protest in Tel Aviv, November 27, 2024

What do the Altalena and the Heritage Ministry have to do with the approaching elections? - opinion

The Irgun's dismantled Altalena ship is seen off the coast of Tel Aviv, 1948. (Archive)

The Altalena’s enduring lesson: Israel must choose unity over division - opinion


Israel and Egypt: Frosty neighbors' ties tested by Iran war, but remain stable

Operation Roaring Lion has Egypt and Israel on the same side. But what will happen when the war with Iran ends?

Then-US President Jimmy Carter (C) congratulates Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin in three-way handshake on March 26, 1979 at the White House, after signing the historic US-sponsored peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.

Israel's opposition shapes a narrative of authoritarianism - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition portrays him as a threat to democracy, stoking public anxiety over Israel’s future.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

Capturing a nation: Werner Braun’s photographic journey

Experience Israel’s history through Werner Braun’s lens at the Between Water and Sky exhibition at MUZA, Ramat Aviv.

Werner Braun's 1964 picture of five nuns in the Valley of the Cross in Jerusalem is a symphony in monochrome.

Israel’s law shaped Trump’s historic recognition of Golan Heights - opinion

President Donald Trump’s 2019 recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights sparked global debate over law, history, and security.

CLOUDS OVER a village on the Golan Heights

Israel faces national test as Supreme Court blocks Army Radio closure - opinion

Supreme Court blocks Army Radio closure, signaling a fight over press freedom and democratic checks in Israel.

An Israeli soldier holds an Army Radio microphone in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025

Avinadav Begin unveils solo exhibition in Neve Tzedek

“I build the works because I need to. The rest is that it meets people, and I see what it does.”

A PIECE FROM Avinadav Begin’s solo exhibition at the Sheetrit & Wolf Gallery in Neve Tzedek.

Heritage minister seeks to locate remains of Irgun's Altalena ship, shelled by IDF in 1948

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu described to Channel 14's The Patriots that there is still "pain" over the affair, which led to the deaths of 16 Irgun paramilitary members and three IDF soldiers.

Civilians watch as smoke rises from the Altalena following the IDF shelling off the coast of Tel Aviv, June 1948.

Operation Rising Lion: A declaration of Jewish sovereignty in the Middle East - opinion

By striking deep into the heart of Iran’s nuclear and terror infrastructure, Israel has sent a message to Tehran and its proxies: the Jewish people will not be passive targets of genocidal regimes.

 IRANIAN FLAGS fly as fire and smoke rise from an Israeli attack on the Sharan oil depot in Tehran on Sunday. The world watches as Israel exercises the most basic right of any sovereign state: the right of self-defense, says the writer.

No Nukes: From the Begin Doctrine to the war with Iran - opinion

Israel's Begin Doctrine: “We shall defend our people with all the means at our disposal. We will not allow any enemy to obtain weapons of mass destruction that can be turned against us.”

 ADDRESSING THE UN General Assembly in 2012, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line regarding Iran’s nuclear program.

Why Israel will always act alone when needed to defend itself - analysis

The Begin Doctrine, created after Israel's strike against Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981, commits Israel to preventing any enemy state from obtaining nuclear weapons.

 IAF fighter jets taking off to intercept the UAVs launched from Iran, June 13, 2025.