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The Eichmann Trial

Adolf Eichmann, the senior official responsible for the transportation of an innumerable amount of Jews to the death camps in Poland, was captured by the Mossad in 1960. His trial in Jerusalem, which lasted eight months, became the first time in Israeli history that the atrocities of the death camps were publicly discussed.

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War & Peace

War of Independence

War of Independence

Establishing a new nation and defending itself.

Six-Day War

Provoked by an Egyptian military buildup, Israel fights back.

Camp David Accords

An examination of the causes and consequences of the Camp David Accords.

Oslo Accords

Israel and the Palestinians pursue peace.

Disengagement from Gaza

The history and politics of the decision to disengage.

Personalities

Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl

The foremost leader of Political Zionism.

Sarah Aaronsohn

An important figure in the resettlement and regeneration of Palestine.

David Ben Gurion

The first prime minister of the Jewish state.

Abba Eban

The father of Israeli diplomacy.

Yitzhak Rabin

A man of war and a man of peace.


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Eichmann Trial

Eichmann Trial

Discussion of the Holocaust enters the public realm.

Operation Entebbe

The 1976 rescue of the hostages of Air France Flight 139.

Ilan Ramon

The first Israeli astronaut.

Goldstone Report

A controversial report on the 2008 Gaza War.

Birthright

The impact the organization has had on Israeli tourism and Jews in the diaspora.

Contemporary Issues

Law of Return

Law of Return

An immigration policy to ensure a Jewish majority in the State of Israel.

The Territories

An overview of Israel's relationship to the Sinai, the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights.

Relations With Jordan

Israel and Jordan enjoy a lukewarm peace.

Israeli-Palestinian Relations

The ongoing struggle and the Middle East peace process.

Whose Jerusalem?

A history of Jerusalem since Israel's establishment.

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