It was a surprise attack by Syrian tank columns and Egyptian brigades, according to Reuters. It caught the Israeli military off guard as they were starting to observe Yom Kippur, which is the the ...

The infiltration of southern Israel by Hamas at daybreak Saturday amid a religious holiday prompted Israel's prime minister to declare the nation "at war" and stoked memories of another surprise ...

Israeli tanks crossing the desert during the Yom Kippur War. The Yom Kippur War merged tragedy and triumph, leaving us in a confusing state of sorrow mixed with joy. Initially stunned by a surprise ...

(JTA) — Golda Meir, the first and so far only woman prime minister of Israel, is a figure as shrouded in mythology as she is veiled by plumes of cigarette smoke in “Golda,” a new political drama ...