History

Fall of the Roman Empire: Inside Abramovich’s enforced sale of Chelsea FC

Placed under sanctions by the UK government because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Jewish magnate was forced to sell the soccer club he owned for nearly 20 years.

Just weeks after buying the club, new Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich watches a friendly matched between his team and Lazio, July 18, 2003.

M15 suspected Rolex founder of being Nazi spy - Telegraph

'The Last Baker of Vienna': A novel on displaced Jews in post-WWII Europe - review

CLASS PORTRAIT of school children at Schauenstein displaced persons (DP) camp, circa 1946.

Tisha B’Av in Jerusalem: Reflections on loss, return, and Zionism

Gaza Disengagement, revisited: Sharon’s gamble, Israel’s price

Disengagement was sold not just as a diplomatic move, but as a security one. Pulling out of Gaza, Ariel Sharon argued, would save lives.

AUGUST 2, 2025ByHERB KEINON

Former prime minister Ariel Sharon is seen in an archive image taken during the 1980s

The youth of Gush Katif: The trauma, struggles of the once-teens of Israel's Gaza settlements

How a few teens dealt with the trauma of the expulsion, and where are they today?

AUGUST 2, 2025ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD

AN IDF soldier uproots residents from their Neveh Dekalim home, Aug. 2005.

Gaza Disengagement twenty years later: A summer of changes and turbulence

Who knew then that 20 years later, Iran would be sending massive rockets, and Houthis would be blowing up ships?

AUGUST 2, 2025ByARIEH O’SULLIVAN

MEDIA CIRCUS on the IDF’s final day, at general headquarters in Khan Yunis, Sept. 11, 2005.

It began in Neveh Dekalim: How the Gaza Disengagement led to judicial reform

For Religious Zionists, who link Torah, people, and land, the state’s bulldozers felt like a theological betrayal.

AUGUST 1, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN

A GIRL is evacuated from Neveh Dekalim, Aug. 2005.

Historic discovery: New species of ancient shark discovered in Kentucky cave

Macadens olsoni is notable for its unique tooth whorl, a curved row of teeth designed for crushing small sea creatures.

JULY 31, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Graphic depicting a prehistoric shark with large, jagged teeth about to bite a small, large-eyed sea creature. Proposed reconstruction of the new to science species Macadens olsoni, discovered through fossil research at Mammoth Cave National Park.

Divers discover World War I cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea

Undisturbed at a depth of 82 meters, the wreck of HMS Nottingham bore a tragic human toll - 38 crew members perished when the cruiser was torpedoed by the German submarine U-52 on August 19, 1916.

JULY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF