Sublime

its relationship with Iran has severely deteriorated. They were once allies, but after the Iranian revolution in 1979 that overthrew the Pahlavi monarchy and established an Islamic Republic, the Iranian regime made hostility to Israel and support for the Palestinians a core tenet of its radical ideology and a central pillar of its foreign policy (t

Beaufort, a 2007 film named for an Israeli outpost on a Lebanese mountain of the same name, was more critical, portraying a group of soldiers stationed there toward the end of Israel’s years in Lebanon. The movie captured their fears at being there and the moral conundrums they faced on the eve of Israel’s withdrawal, while conveying a deep sense o

periods in relations between the two countries. By the time the Soviet Union fell, the United States was seen as Israel’s protector while the Soviet Union had stood behind the Arab states. Now, the Arabs were going to have to find a new source of backing; in the years to come, European countries would play a much more central role in the conflict.

One of the most fascinating chapters in the history of the State of Israel concerns the contribution of young Israeli scientists to the security of the newly established State. The term Cheil Mada (the Science Corps)—or HEMED, as it was known—remains largely unknown. Only a handful of members of today’s generation are aware that David Ben-Gurion wa

The Mediterranean Sea is the western border of the State of Israel. This is a relatively long border and it was difficult to protect the country with the primitive Israeli Navy established in 1947–1948.

Both the Charedi community (14 percent) and the Arab community (21 percent) of Israel are automatically exempt from mandatory military service unless they choose otherwise.

Palestinian state must seek to maintain an absolute monopoly over military, paramilitary, guerrilla, and terrorist violence, as the Jewish state did in 1948 when it forcibly and permanently disarmed Etzel and Lechi. Even before it becomes a state, the Palestinian Authority must show that it is willing and able to disarm all terrorist groups,

for Jewish ethics, the path to universal love is through partiality rather than around it.