Balfour Declaration
Dan Springer addressing JNF mission participants in Independence Hall.
November 10, 2017, 12:00 am
JNF group recalls Balfour
A GROUP of more than 50 Australians sat in Independence Hall in Tel Aviv last Thursday – in the same room where David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of the State of Israel – exactly 100 years after the Balfour Declaration was signed.
By Joshua Levi
Donald Trump.
November 9, 2017, 12:00 am
What if it had been the Donald Declaration?
How would the Balfour Declaration have read if it had been issued by Donald Trump, instead of the British philosopher-turned-politician Arthur Balfour?
By Nathan Jeffay
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, with British Prime Minister Theresa May and Lords Balfour and Rothschild view the original Balfour Declaration. Photo: Kobi Gideon, GPO
November 9, 2017, 12:00 am
Bibi, May commemorate Balfour centenary
Israeli officials are delighted by the embrace they got in London for the centenary of the Balfour Declaration – breathing a sigh of relief that what could have been a nightmare occasion went off so smoothly.
By Nathan Jeffay
Jeremy Corbyn. Photo: Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images
November 2, 2017, 12:00 am
Corbyn snubbing Balfour commemoration
Britain's Labour Party downgraded its representation at an event celebrating a milestone of Zionism, which Prime Minister Theresa May said she would attend "with pride".
Prince Charles at Shimon Peres' funeral. Photo: REUTERS
May 11, 2017, 10:33 am
Prince Charles’ Israeli visit in doubt
The United Kingdom has reportedly cancelled a planned visit to Israel by Britain's Prince Charles due to alleged concerns about upsetting Arab nations.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he delivers a speech in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
April 26, 2017, 3:31 pm
British government won’t apologise for Balfour
The British government has rejected a Palestinian request to apologise for the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which led in part to the creation of Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson today. Photo by Kobi Gideon (GPO)
March 9, 2017, 3:23 pm
Bibi meets UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson today (Wednesday, 8 March 2017), at the Prime Minister's office.
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Hilary Clinton. (Photo: REUTERS)
September 29, 2016, 10:20 am
Bibi in the States
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back home from a high-stakes trip to America. The visit put Israel’s most important alliance under a microscope, with so much riding on it. But how much of what he hoped to achieve from the visit will come to pass?
By Nathan Jeffay
Squadron of 12th Light Horsemen.
September 27, 2016, 12:02 am
Building knowledge of Beersheva
THE Australian Light Horsemen’s famous victory in the Battle of Beersheva – 100 years ago next year – is widely known as the turning point in a long campaign.
By Shane Desiatnik
November 12, 2012, 12:11 pm
Beersheva charge redux
FIVE years short of a century since the thunder of horses’ hooves across the desert near Beersheva helped change the face of the Middle East, the famous Australian Light Horse charge has been re-enacted.
By Peter Kohn
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