1948 War of Independence

Private Dov (Duba) Formet

2 min

Defense News

78-year-old mystery solved: IDF soldier located in mass grave

Private Dov (Duba) Formet fell in battle in 1948, and until today, the location of his grave was unknown; an IDF investigation has determined he was buried in a mass grave with 16 other soldiers

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The late Dov Broder and his wife, Batya Broder, 1947

5 min

Society

IDF locates burial place of soldier missing for 75 years

The remarkable discovery follows a decade-long investigation conducted by the IDF's branch for locating missing persons

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Israeli soldiers at Haifa Military Cemetery in northern Israel.

5 min

Israel

75 years of Israel's independence - fighting for the survival of the state

It has been over 50 years since Israel engaged in a direct military confrontation with a neighboring state, but that doesn't mean the wars are over

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Delegates vote at the UN General Assembly Emergency session in New York, in the United States, on March 2, 2022, after a resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine passed.

4 min

Diplomacy

UN resolution calls Israel's founding a 'catastrophe'

World body to commemorate Palestinian 'Nakba' next year after 90-30 vote with 47 abstentions

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Binyamin (Yorek) Aizenberg and Itzhak Rubinstein

2 min

Israel

Burial ground of 2 fallen Israeli soldiers found after 74 years

The two soldiers were killed in the 1948 War of Independence

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks during a news conference Feb. 18, 2022, in Detroit.

3 min

US / Canada

Israel supporters slam Rashida Tlaib's 'Nakba' resolution

Michigan Democrat wants US to commemorate Palestinian exodus in 1948

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