Menachem Begin

From lost ship to new battleground: Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir using Altalena in election spat - analysis

Ben-Gvir publicized the find without informing Netanyahu or Defense Minister Israel Katz, surprising both men, a detail that quickly fed speculation about tensions between the coalition partners.

The search for the remains of the Altalena, published August 24, 2026.
THE ‘ALTALENA’ burns off Tel Aviv in June 1948. Its wreckage may lie beneath the Mediterranean, but the political battle over what happened aboard it has never been buried.

Middle Israel: Netanyahu is digging up the Altalena to bury his own record - opinion

The search for the remains of the Altalena, published August 24, 2026.

As Israel heads to elections, the Altalena offers a lesson in unity - opinion

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir holds a press conference at the Etzel Museum in Tel Aviv, following the announcement that the wreck of the Altalena had been located intact at a depth of 503 meters off Israel’s coast. August 24, 2026.

Ben-Gvir took one of Likud's strongest symbols and turned it against Netanyahu - opinion


Israel faces national test as Supreme Court blocks Army Radio closure - opinion

Supreme Court blocks Army Radio closure, signaling a fight over press freedom and democratic checks in Israel.

An Israeli soldier holds an Army Radio microphone in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025

Avinadav Begin unveils solo exhibition in Neve Tzedek

“I build the works because I need to. The rest is that it meets people, and I see what it does.”

A PIECE FROM Avinadav Begin’s solo exhibition at the Sheetrit & Wolf Gallery in Neve Tzedek.

Heritage minister seeks to locate remains of Irgun's Altalena ship, shelled by IDF in 1948

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu described to Channel 14's The Patriots that there is still "pain" over the affair, which led to the deaths of 16 Irgun paramilitary members and three IDF soldiers.

Civilians watch as smoke rises from the Altalena following the IDF shelling off the coast of Tel Aviv, June 1948.

Operation Rising Lion: A declaration of Jewish sovereignty in the Middle East - opinion

By striking deep into the heart of Iran’s nuclear and terror infrastructure, Israel has sent a message to Tehran and its proxies: the Jewish people will not be passive targets of genocidal regimes.

 IRANIAN FLAGS fly as fire and smoke rise from an Israeli attack on the Sharan oil depot in Tehran on Sunday. The world watches as Israel exercises the most basic right of any sovereign state: the right of self-defense, says the writer.

No Nukes: From the Begin Doctrine to the war with Iran - opinion

Israel's Begin Doctrine: “We shall defend our people with all the means at our disposal. We will not allow any enemy to obtain weapons of mass destruction that can be turned against us.”

 ADDRESSING THE UN General Assembly in 2012, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line regarding Iran’s nuclear program.

Why Israel will always act alone when needed to defend itself - analysis

The Begin Doctrine, created after Israel's strike against Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981, commits Israel to preventing any enemy state from obtaining nuclear weapons.

 IAF fighter jets taking off to intercept the UAVs launched from Iran, June 13, 2025.

Israel’s right grapples with distrust toward Palestinian society post-Oct 7 - opinion

Israelis watched as non-combatant, regular Palestinians streamed across the border with Hamas terrorists to participate in the attacks.

 PALESTINIANS CELEBRATE as an IDF tank burns after it was hit by Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

Independence Day 2025: A 'conversation' with great figures of Israeli, Zionist history - opinion

My questions, their words – genuine quotes spanning 130 years of vision and anticipation.

 AN AI-GENERATE image of a theoretical Zoom chat with some of the visionaries who helped create modern-day Israel.

To prevent a nuclear Iran, it is time to bring back the Begin Doctrine - editorial

In Begin’s words from 1981: “We shall not allow any enemy to develop weapons of mass destruction turned against us.”

MENACHEM BEGIN, Jimmy Carter and Anwar Sadat at a Marine Corp Ceremony on September 7, 1978.

Menachem Begin's compromise and conviction: Insights from the Camp David talks

Benny Begin honored his father’s legacy at a Jerusalem event marking 46 years of Israel-Egypt peace, highlighting Menachem Begin’s principles and diplomacy.

 Then-US president Jimmy Carter, then-Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, and then-Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin during the signing of the Camp David Accords in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 17, 1978.