Tag: Menachem Begin
A call for peace, 3,300 years later
On December 10th, 1978, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin received the Nobel Peace Prize for signing the Camp David Accords with Egypt. In his Nobel lecture, Begin made the point that peace is a...
American-Israeli historian to Bennett: ‘Give us some vision’
American-Israeli professor Gil Troy called on Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to “give us some vision” on Monday at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem.
In an interview with JNS CEO Alex Traiman, Troy...
Yuli Edelstein: When it comes to security, Israel can only rely on itself
When it comes to Israel’s security, the country can only rely on itself, Knesset member Yuli Edelstein said on Sunday at the Begin Symposium kick-off event in Jerusalem.
The first-ever live symposium honoring the late...
The inspirational life of Menachem Begin
Winston Churchill once wrote, “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to go.”
I thought of those words recently after watching “Upheaval,” a new documentary film produced by the Hidden...
Aliyah minister earns Begin Heritage Center’s award for Israeli leadership
Minister of Aliyah and Integration Pnina Tamano-Shata was granted the 2021 Begin Award for Israeli leadership.
Pnina Tamano-Shata has helped paved the way for many women and was appointed to serve as the first member...
Honoring Menachem Begin and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Thirty years ago, we—a Jewish Democratic alderman and a Baptist pastor in New Haven, Connecticut—became friends. What brought us together?
First, we recognized that we shared common beliefs and values. Second, we both felt that in...
Ukraine synagogue where Begin married gets first Torah scroll since World War II
The dedication of a Torah scroll at the restored Choral Synagogue took place on Wednesday in the Ukrainian town of Drohobych.
Yaakov Dov Bleich, the chief rabbi of Ukraine, dedicated a new Torah scroll together...
US commemorates 40 years of Israel-Egypt peace treaty
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hosted a ceremony on Tuesday commemorating the 40th anniversary of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
Pompeo commended the two nations for the diplomatic milestone, and that the...
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What would Begin do?
In the United States, we sometimes longingly remember past presidents, and envision how they would have responded to today’s challenges. The same is true in Israel, where these days Israelis across the spectrum are...
What would Menachem Begin think about Israel’s elections?
Respect is always slow in coming for national leaders who are labeled as conservatives. In the United States, this has led to a dynamic by which politicians who are demonized by the left during...