Eli Zeira: insisted that the likelihood of an Arab attack, as he put it to the cabinet, was ‘lower than low’ Eli Zeira, who has died aged 97, was chief of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Intelligence ...

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” So said George Orwell. I’m thinking about this right now. It’s Yom Kippur, the holiest of Jewish High Holy Days, and I am ...

As Israel’s head of military intelligence, he disregarded signs Egypt and Syria were about to attack in 1973. A commission blamed him for the lack of preparation. By Richard Sandomir and Johnatan ...

“Solu, solu – build up, build up a highway! Clear a road! Remove all obstacles miderech ami – from the road of My people.’ The haftarah for Yom Kippur begins with these action-filled words of Isaiah.

Wednesday night at sundown, many Jewish people will begin their observance of Yom Kippur. It's considered the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and it's generally a time of reflection and ...