Dec 21, 2022
Newly declared prime minister David Ben Gurion said that if Israel can hold out for the first two weeks of battle (in the War for Independence) than “we will win.” Those first two weeks proved to be the bloodiest of all, but with her back against the wall, Israel prevailed in repelling attacks,...
Dec 7, 2022
At the beginning of the War of Independence Israel was vastly outnumbered and did not had sufficient weapons to defend herself. In those initial weeks before weapons began to arrive, primarily form Czechoslovakia, it was only the daring and ingenuity of lone Israeli soldiers coupled with industrial helpings of...
Nov 23, 2022
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In TFJ’s first installment on gratitude, the correlation between gratitude and happiness is explored.Although goals are critically important, expectations are a recipe for misery. Furthermore, the less youexpect the more grateful you will be, and the more you expect the less grateful you will be....
Nov 9, 2022
Once Israel declared her independence, she was attacked by all of her neighbors. The Hagana, which will become the Israel Defense Forces, mobilized any able-bodied man or woman and this amounted to barely 30,000. The Arabs had significant manpower and far greater firepower and air forces. The Jews had nothing...
Oct 26, 2022
Declaring independence was a daring move, for Israel knew that the
very declaration was an invitation to immediate war against five
organized armies. Ben Gurion understood that it was now or
never.
Israel’s Declaration of Independence assured that Israel would be
open for Jewish immigration, and for the ingathering...