Article by Shay Hazkani examines Israel’s control over state archives and efforts to shape historical narratives. In 2019, Prime Minister Netanyahu extended the classification period for certain documents from 70 to 90 years, including intelligence and military records, and the Ministry of Defense confiscated materials from non-official archives. Despite these restrictions, historians continue to uncover documents that challenge the official narrative, especially regarding the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and the Palestinian Nakba. This source is valuable for research on historical archives, Israeli intelligence, narrative control, Palestinian erasure, Benjamin Netanyahu, historical transparency, and the Nakba.
