Israel and the World in Historical Context

1651 ▶ The Longest War A war that lasted 335 years, and during all that time not a single shot was fired. 👁 64 ♥ 1 1501 ▶ The Pope’s Orgy Den What was supposed to be just another night of splendor became a rumor the Vatican would have preferred to bury forever. 👁 38 ♥ 0 1896 ▶ The Shortest War A whole war that ended before most people could truly wake up. 👁 37 ♥ 0 1880 ▶ Zeev Jabotinsky There are figures that do not remain in the past. 👁 36 ♥ 0 1948 ▶ Operation Nachshon Days when every convoy carried not only supplies, but the very question of survival. 👁 34 ♥ 0 1974 ▶ The Carnation Revolution Not a warning, not a speech, not a gunshot — just a song, the kind that passes by your ear if you do not know what to listen for. 👁 34 ♥ 0 1942 ▶ Wojtek There are legends history would never have dared to invent on its own. 👁 33 ♥ 0 1492 ▶ Saint Esther Between expulsion, religious coercion, and constant fear, a secret was born behind closed doors — and one name concealed an entire story. 👁 32 ♥ 0