World war i

'Death of a Democracy': Exploring the rise and fall of Weimar Germany - review

Victor Sebestyen has painted a vivid picture of the life and eventual death of Weimar Germany, telling the painful story of Germany between 1918 and 1933.

WEIMAR GERMANY: DEATH OF A DEMOCRACY by Victor Sebestyen
 A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, February 27, 2025.

PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s anti-Israel rhetoric threatens Kurdish-Jewish relations - opinion

British infantry soldiers running out of their trenches at the signal to assault  the Somme, France, 1916.

The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died

A general view of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2025.

America’s ‘luck’ is running out: The lost industrial engine that powered US greatness - opinion


Ex-Australian PM, John Howard, honors soldiers of Battle of Beersheba

Victory at the Battle of Beersheba enabled the Allied forces to move forward and capture Jerusalem from the Ottomans just six weeks later.

90th anniversary of the WW1 Battle of Beersheba: Re-enactment of the Australian Light horse charge

Azerbaijan: A linchpin of European energy diversity and security

The ‘Contract of the Century’ brought many positive outcomes for Baku.

THE FLAME Towers in Baku are a symbol of the new and independent Azerbaijan.

Book review: The Chazon Ish and Israeli society

The life of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayah Karelitz, who emerged from World War I to have a profound impact on Israel.

The Chazon Ish: The Life and Ideals of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayah Karelitz

Archaeologists uncover UK war prison from World War II near Sheffield

The prisoners were treated poorly: fed out of dustbins, standing outside in mud for hours, and "squashed" into tents or barracks.

German POWs marching along Juno Beach landing area at Bernieres Sur Mer

How it really was: Eliyahu the prophet, in snow and sun

The story of Rabbi Jacob Sonderling and a special Shabbat during World War I.

A portrait of Rabbi Dr. Jacob Sonderling (1868-1964), who was called ‘my fighting rabbi’ by Theodor Herzl; he fought for Zionism and served as a chaplain to fight for Jewish lives

Book review: On the run

Rachel Barenbaum’s debut novel follows the lives of four Russian Jews in 1914, desperate to escape the war closing in around them.

A PHOTOGRAPH of Jewish girls in Samarkand, in what was then Russia sometime between 1909 and 1915.

Grapevine: Zionist hero Aaron Aaronsohn remembered

Aaronsohn is credited with the discovery of wild wheat, as well as running the influential espionage organization during World War I.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Atlit at the 100th anniversary commemoration of the passing of Zionist hero Aaron Aaronsohn

Lessons from history: Untying an intractable knot

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Monroe Room of the State Department in Washington September 2, 2010.

Netanyahu, Putin talk in Paris for first time since downed plane

Initially there was a scheduled meeting between the two men to formally meet in Paris, but then it was canceled.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), November 11th, 2018

Netanyahu joins world leaders marking 100th anniversary of WWI in Paris

Starting on Sunday, France is holding a Peace Forum, a massive three-day international event that ends Tuesday and includes world leaders and civic society.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah take off for Paris for the ceremony marking 100 years since the end of WWI, 2018.