Yael Dayan, Israeli writer, politician, peace activist and general’s daughter, dies at 85
The daughter of Israeli General Moshe Dayan served three terms in the Knesset and was one of the leaders of Peace Now
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Culture A portrait of Israel’s first family — and Israel, itself
Moshe Dayan was an icon with an eyepatch. He commanded the Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, marched victorious through the Lions’ Gate in the 1967 Six Day War and served six prime ministers in matters of war and state. But he wasn’t alone either in his achievements or his eventual decline. The Dayans,…
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The Schmooze Gal Gadot Meets Einstein And Golda Meir in ‘Jewish Heaven’ On ‘The Simpsons’
“Jewish Heaven” made its second appearance in “The Simpsons” on Sunday, as the Fox animation series began its 30th season with Bart having a near-death experience and claiming to have seen Jesus. The show also featured Gal Gadot, with the Israeli actor playing herself playing Lisa Simpson in the movie version of Bart’s experience. In…
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Breaking News Israeli Director Assi Dayan Dies at 68
Celebrated Israeli actor and director Assi Dayan, whose father Moshe Dayan became internationally known as Israel’s eye patch-wearing defence minister during two Middle East wars, died on Thursday at the age of 68, his family announced. Dayan, who was plagued by substance abuse during his career and had a history of heart trouble, was found…
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Breaking News Golda Meir Turned Down Nuclear Option in 1973 Yom Kippur War, Aide Says
An Israeli former official said that Moshe Dayan had urged Golda Meir to prepare to launch a nuclear strike during the 1973 Yom Kippur War — but Meir refused. Arnon Azaryahu, a former aid to Israel Galili, a cabinet minister during the war, said in an interview that Dayan, who was defense minister at the…
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Breaking News Moshe Dayan’s Grave Hit by Vandals
The grave of former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan was vandalized on the anniversary of his death. Graffiti reading “The minister of failure, on behalf of the fallen” was painted in red on Dayan’s gravestone early Tuesday morning, exactly 31 years since his death. A memorial service was held at the site in the military…
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Opinion Warily, They Conquered East Jerusalem
Israel’s ministers had a lot on their minds when they woke, 45 years ago, on June 5, 1967. Jerusalem’s Old City, however, was not even a passing thought. The day before, at the regular Sunday Cabinet meeting, they had approved the launching of a pre-emptive air strike against Egypt within 24 hours — “To do…
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The Schmooze How Yves Klein Was Inspired by Moshe Dayan
A compelling new exhibit of the French artist Yves Klein at Washington, D. C.’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, which opened May 20 and runs until September 12, is a good occasion for reevaluating this artist’s unexpected link to the Israeli military leader Moshe Dayan. Despite claims on many websites, Klein was not himself Jewish,…
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