israel’s war of independence

Palestinian with Israeli roots wins Jordan’s first Olympic medal

Taekwondo champion Ahmad Abughaush hails from a village near Jerusalem that is considered a model for Arab-Israeli coexistence since before the Jewish state's creation.

August 19, 2016 7:00 am

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Pilot Louis Lenart, ‘The Man Who Saved Tel Aviv,’ dies at 94

Lenart led an air attack with four airplanes on the Egyptian advance columns during Israel’s War of Independence, causing them to retreat.

July 21, 2015 6:56 am

For Israeli war volunteers, service was most important act of their lives

JTA’s Tom Tugend was among some 4,000 volunteers from 57 countries who volunteered for Israel’s War of Independence.

May 31, 2015 5:10 pm

From the Archive: The idealistic outlaw who built the Israel Air Force

By Julie Wiener May 17, 2015 2:48 pm

Six decades later, fibbing ex-flying ace really sees the London Olympics

By Tom Tugend August 3, 2012 1:41 pm

Palestinian with Israeli roots wins Jordan’s first Olympic medal

August 19, 2016 7:00 am

Pilot Louis Lenart, ‘The Man Who Saved Tel Aviv,’ dies at 94

By Tom Tugend July 21, 2015 6:56 am

For Israeli war volunteers, service was most important act of their lives

By Tom Tugend May 31, 2015 5:10 pm

From the Archive: The idealistic outlaw who built the Israel Air Force

By Julie Wiener May 17, 2015 2:48 pm

Six decades later, fibbing ex-flying ace really sees the London Olympics

By Tom Tugend August 3, 2012 1:41 pm

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