British mandate
The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on
Eight decades after the bombing shook British rule in Mandatory Palestine, its role in the struggle for statehood and the controversy surrounding it continue to be debated.
How Ze'ev Jabotinsky shaped Israel's Right and liberal democracy - opinion
Macy’s magnate Nathan Straus used his fortune to combat disease in New York and Mandatory Palestine
Israel Electric reveals telegrams showing Tel Aviv power station's role in British political battle
How much alcohol did British soldiers drink while stationed in Israel during WWI?
Hundreds of glass alcohol bottles from a World War I British army camp were uncovered in an archeological dig near Ramle, suggesting that the British soldiers loved their booze.
Remembering the life of Irgun member and activist Shulamit Dissentshik
How was 'Israel' once 'Palestine'? New books and old coins
In a world of nation-states, names are very important and those responsible for choosing the name Israel for the world’s newest state in May 1948 knew what they were doing.
Yom Kippur in British Mandate Palestine and the Irgun
Ever since the November 1928 White Paper, the blowing of the shofar, the ram’s horn, among other customs, had been prohibited at the Western Wall — Much to the chagrin of the Irgun.
IDF releases rare aerial photos from Mandatory Palestine
The IDF published aerial photographs of various settlements and kibbutzim from the British Mandate Period.
Police covered up deaths in Mandatory Palestine, new documents show
New documents released by the Israeli State Archives show proof of British police covering up the intentional killing of Jewish youth in Mandatory Palestine in the 1940s.
Jewish, Arab conflict not symmetrical, but both sides need to douse flames
Most important these days is that all those – from both sides – who want to prevent the situation from deteriorating into a full-scale civil war, should act within their own side to lower the flames.
KKL-JNF releases photos of Jerusalem during British Mandate
The campaign was done with the goal of connecting Jewish communities around the world with the city of Jerusalem.
Joan Thompson and a death on a Jerusalem road
Thompson arrived to the Mandate in November 1937, and spent 11 years assisting those in need as a Mandate government employee.
Grand Mufti, leaders in photo with Nazi officials at concentration camp
Husseini and Adolf Hitler met in Berlin on November 28, 1941 and discussed their alliance and mutual desire to rid both Europe and the Middle East of Jews.
