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Very few Americans have ever heard of Avigdor "Yanush" Ben Gal, who died yesterday in Israel at age 79. But Ben Gal is an important figure in 20th-century history, who directly contributed to the end of the Cold War and fall of the Soviet Union, albeit...

Despite knowing virtually nothing about military affairs (she was not even sure what an Army division entailed), Golda Meir possessed a great deal of courage and common sense. The wildly overrated  and lamentable Moshe Dayan (a legend in his own...

Another in my ongoing posts from Israel: After we left the Tel Saki Battle Memorial on Monday, we continued north, to the Quneitra Crossing, the only active border crossing between Syria and Israel, manned by U.N. forces.  Several weeks...

From Ian: Shin Bet foils Hamas suicide bus bombing in Jerusalem An East Jerusalem man was indicted Tuesday for planning to carry out a suicide bombing on a bus in the capital, officials said. On September 9, the Shin Bet security service arrested alleged...

July 16 In Jewish History 622: The Prophet Mohammed begins his Hijra from Mecca to Medina. This marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.  The importance of this to Jewish history should require no explanation. 1099: As the Crusaders sacked...