A few years before halting the Nazis in Egypt, the irascible general commanded a counterinsurgency from his Haifa HQ.

On the eve of the Holocaust, Britain shut the gates to the Holy Land and proposed a Jewish homeland in South America.

Trump's vision of a 'Riviera of the Middle East' has a century-old precedent. It didn't end well.

The German edition is out with Hanser Literatur! Hebrew and Russian are in the works, and Arabic and Korean are already out. Know any...

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Obscure, forgotten, and never-seen gems from the archives of the Holy Land, and the occasional deep dive and hot take on current events....

Welcome to my first Substack post! The occasion is the publication of my late grandfather’s wartime diary. Arthur Kessler was both...

Our wedding was planned for October 7, 2023, in Central Park, New York City. Then news of the attack broke.

An incredible honor. The RHS is the UK’s oldest, largest and foremost society promoting the scholarly study of history.

Speaking with Andrew Silow-Carroll about trials and tribulations in the Holy Land, past and present. With thanks to the UJA, Thea...