Explainers

The Abraham Accords, 2020 to now

Four Arab and Muslim-majority states normalized ties with Israel, and the list keeps growing.

The Oslo Accords, 1993 and 1995

Israel and the PLO recognized each other for the first time, and built a peace process that didn't survive the decade.

The Six-Day War, 1967

Six days of fighting redrew the map, and the borders it produced are still what people mean by "the conflict."

What happened on October 7, 2023

The deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, and the 844 days that followed until the last hostage came home.

What Zionism is

A Jewish national movement born in 1897, with more than one idea inside it from the start.

The Yom Kippur War, 1973

Egypt and Syria attacked on the holiest day of the Jewish year, and Israel almost didn't recover in time.