Explore Israel

Explore six long-form English articles, with historical images, archive links and sources for further reading.

A crowd outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, 1898. This late Ottoman photograph illustrates the city’s layered religious history; it is not a reconstruction of antiquity.

A History of Israel: Land, Peoples and Civilizations

Explore the history of the land of Israel, from ancient Canaan and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah to Ottoman rule and the British Mandate.

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The Western Wall in Jerusalem, photographed on 17 August 2012. The wall is a surviving retaining wall of the expanded Second Temple platform.

Judaism: History, Belief, Learning and Everyday Life

A detailed introduction to Judaism, Jewish history, Torah and Talmud, Shabbat, festivals, ethics and the diversity of Jewish communities.

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Eliezer Kaplan signing Israel’s Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv on 14 May 1948, with David Ben-Gurion and Moshe Shertok seated nearby.

The State of Israel: Independence, Society and the Search for Peace

The formation and development of the State of Israel: Zionism, the British Mandate, 1948, immigration, democratic institutions, wars and peace agreements.

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Archival aerial photograph of the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex in German-occupied Poland, 14 January 1945. Archival metadata on Commons credits the CIA collection; this is not a claim that the CIA existed in 1945.

The Holocaust: Persecution, Genocide, Resistance and Remembrance

An educational history of the Holocaust: antisemitism, Nazi persecution, ghettos, mass murder, Jewish resistance, liberation and remembrance.

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Tux enjoying the beach in Tel Aviv — an original AI-generated illustration, not a documentary photograph.

Israel as a Holiday Destination: Beaches, Cities, Desert and Discovery

A long-form guide to Israel’s main holiday regions: Tel Aviv and Jaffa, Jerusalem, Haifa, Acre, Galilee, the Dead Sea, the Negev and Eilat.

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Tux arriving in Israel with a suitcase — an original AI-generated illustration about Aliyah and starting a new life, not an official immigration image.

Israel as a Country of Immigration: Aliyah and Building a New Life

An English introduction to Aliyah, migration to Israel, language learning, work, housing, healthcare and the practical task of building a new home.

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Internet, learning & tradition

האינטרנט יכול לפתוח דלת: ידע, פרנסה וקהילה · אינטרנט, רבנים ומסורת

דער אינטערנעץ: וויסן, פּרנסה און קהילה · אינטערנעץ, רבנים און מסורה

Museums, universities, government and Jewish learning → · מספרי חירום, סיוע ובתי חולים

Directories & community projects

Hospital directory · 14 languages · Emergency numbers · Hebrew · websearch.co.il · TUX Israel Network Community