90 Years Could Pass Before We Learn the Lessons of Israel's Coronavirus Crisis
How did Israel manage the coronavirus, we'll ask when it's over. But the data will be under lock and key until the next century
Yaacov Lozowick
Dr. Yaacov Lozowick served as state archivist from 2011 to 2018.
Opinion Israel Is Hiding Documents That Could Help Its War Crimes Case at the ICC
The state zealously conceals archival documents that could be useful in the international arena, but the bureaucrats involved are misguided
Opinion Israel's Missing Yemenite Kids Were Abducted, Families Believe. The Archives Tell a Different Story
The State Archives houses thousands of files relating to the so-called missing Yemenite children, including lists of names of immigrants, of hospitalizations – and also of deaths. What's not there? Evidence of institutional kidnapping
A Glimpse Into the Obscure World of Israel's State Archives
Cabinet ministers thought that the minutes of the meeting about construction in the territories would be publicized within a few years. But it took more than five decades for the file to be opened, and then almost by chance