The extreme violence of the Palestinian uprising known as the First Intifada created such uncontrollable chaos in the West Bank between 1987 and 1993 that the Jordanian government no longer […]

In 1991, the United States, together with Russia, convened an Arab-Israeli peace conference in Madrid—the first of its kind. For the first time, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and a Palestinian […]

The second intifada was more deadly than the first. Suicide bombings became a regular occurrence in Israel. No one was safe from terrorists, not even innocent Arab bystanders. Over 1,000 […]

In May 1949, the country of Yemen allowed the majority of its Jewish population to leave. Israel immediately jumped into action, launching Operation on Wings of Eagles, a covert airlift […]

For eight years, Israelis along the Gaza border had endured near daily rocket fire from Hamas. But in June 2014, the rocket attacks suddenly escalated. Israel sought to negotiate a […]

On July 12, 2006, Hezbollah crossed the Lebanese-Israeli border and ambushed an IDF patrol. They killed eight soldiers and kidnapped two others. In the ensuing conflict, Israel bombed known Hezbollah […]