I served in the IDF's Military Police Corps (for anyone who cares, I wrote that article) until 2008. Since 2010 I have been studying computer science in the Open University of Israel, among other activities.
I am also a former board member of Wikimedia Israel and was on the local team that organized Wikimania 2011 in Haifa. Unless otherwise stated, neither my comments nor actions on Wikipedia reflect the positions of either the chapter or the foundation.
I found out about Wikipedia around 2003 (might've been even 2002) but never bothered to edit or register. I can't remember why now, but it's probably because I didn't think I could add anything useful (even though at that time Wikipedia was very small). Also I only started to read Wikipedia namespace pages in 2005, and therefore didn't know any policies and made many edits which might constitute as vandalism (both using an IP address and this username). Now I understand Wikipedia better though, contribute frequently, and do some sysop chores (mostly speedy deletion).
I've contributed to Wikipedia in different areas (mostly minor edits, although I don't self-identify as a WikiGnome), but notably have edited and/or created many Israel-related articles. I'm also responsible for writing about much of the Bleach-related content on the project, although in 2008 about half of it was merged to create a mess of long, unorganized articles, causing me to disengage from editing in that field.
Since my early days on the project, I've mostly shifted to editing Israel-related articles (Israel's geography, history, people, organizations). Unfortunately, nearly every significant edit I've made to an Arab–Israeli conflict-related article so far has been dubbed by opponents, directly or indirectly, a POV push. This is considering my views are not extreme by any measure; I've seen more extreme users blasted to the moon and back for their edits. I strive to avoid articles about the conflict, because the dispute resolution is a long and tedious process, and the time it takes to reach a compromise is usually equivalent to the time it takes to make 100–1000 good minor edits.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to write many good/featured articles as compared to my edit count. This is mostly because of sourcing problems, especially in IDF-related articles and articles about fiction. However, I try my best and have come a long way from never using sources (indeed, most active Wikipedians didn't at the time—I'm talking about 2005–early 06) to sourcing every single statement I add (again, going along with the general Wikipedia trend, which shifted to heavy use of sources). DYK has also recently become a sort of milestone on Wikipedia, but I have not been able to jump on the bandwagon in this area. It is a good motivator to write better articles from the start instead of expanding them later, but all in all, I don't really care about DYK as of this writing. From 2011, I have also been participating in some of the copyedit and wikifaction drives, as well as the major backlog elimination drive. I have eliminated hundreds of articles from the various backlogs, but so far it hasn't made much of a difference.
Since getting a decent digital camera in early 2007, I have also been contributing with photographs, including panoramas, which can be seen in some good/featured articles. Mapmaking is another interest of mine as far as images go, and many of the Israel-related maps on Wikipedia were drawn by me at some point or other.
I also contribute to the Hebrew Wikipedia sometimes. Certain issues discourage me from becoming a full-time contributor, but I've made around 650 edits at the time of this writing (including 15 new articles). I do not generally edit the Russian Wikipedia.
In 2010 I became a member of Wikimedia Israel, and have helped organize numerous projects, most notably Wikimania 2011 and Wiki Loves Monuments in Israel and internationally (2014). I attended Wikimania in 2011–2016. I served on the board of Wikimedia Israel in 2013–2016.
In December 2019 I made an attempt at 100 Wikidays. After just 9 days/articles, I realized that such a strict regimen was unfortunately detrimental to my personal life in more than one way. It was a lot of fun though. Most of the articles were written in English, and they are of decent quality (C-ish, but I will let others decide). It was possible to continue this for much longer with articles on the Hebrew Wikipedia, by translating long articles from English into shorter ones—I did this for three articles, which I will expand later. It took a fraction of the time that writing original articles would. However, I didn't feel that this was really fair, and this is the other downside of 100wikidays—one has some time to write an article each day, but whatever the result, there is very little to no time to expand it later, within the 100 days. This can leave serious omissions or incomplete information, and after the context switch it's more difficult to back to an article.
I therefore stopped the run after nine short days, and will focus on improving the articles I managed to write. For those interested, the full list is here.
It should be noted that because I help organize some outreach activities, especially in major GLAM institutions, sometimes I will create new user accounts from my account (because the institution would be blocked for creating too many accounts too quickly). I will have logged in from the institution's IP and all those accounts will have as well. Some of these accounts, or someone in the institution, may go on to vandalize Wikipedia (hopefully not!) and I'll be happy to cooperate in any investigation, although my means to help would be limited.
Below is a partial list of literature I have (what I thought was most relevant to Wikipedia), so feel free to contact me about it (like if you need a direct quotation, excerpt or translation). Please note that if applicable, the book title and author name presented here are how they are written in the book, and do not always reflect the way I write it in sources. As of this writing, the list includes only books in physical format, not in digital format which I also have a few of.
The idea for this list was shamelessly plugged from User:Ceedjee.
General tertiary sources on Israeli history
Itzchaki, Aryeh (1988), A Guide to War Monuments and Sites in Israel (2 of 2 volumes); Barr Publishers (in Hebrew)
Shiff, Yehuda ed. (1982), IDF In Its Corps: Army and Security Encyclopedia (18 of 18 volumes); Revivim Publishing (in Hebrew)
Ayalon, Avraham (1959), Givati Brigade in the War of Independence; Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)Public Domain
Ayalon, Avraham (1963), Givati Brigade against the Egyptian Invader; Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)Public Domain
Bar-On, Mordechai (2001), The Beginning of the Israeli Historiography of the 1948 War; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1126-1(in Hebrew)
Bar-On, Mordechai (2009), The Story of a Battalion: The 55th Battalion in the 1948 War; Organization for the Research of the Defense Force; ISBN978-965-07-91349 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum-0-8 (in Hebrew)
Ben Fazi, Shmaryahu; Kadish, Alon (2006), A Community in War / The British Army's Exit from Safed; Ariel Publishing (in Hebrew)
Ben Yaacov, Yochanan (2008), The Mountain Platoon: The Story of the Thirty-Five; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN978-965-05-1447-1(in Hebrew)
Brenner, Uri (1978), Altalena; Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House (in Hebrew)
Brezner, Amiad (1994), The Struggle on the Negev 1941–1948; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0734-5(in Hebrew)
Brokhi, Nahum (2009), Be'erot Yitzhak in Settlement and War; Ariel Publishing (in Hebrew)
Cohen, Avi (2004), The History of the Israeli Air Force in the War for Independence (3 of 3 volumes); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1245-4(in Hebrew)
Cohen, Yehoram (1969), By Light and in Darkness; Amikam – Tel Aviv Publishers (in Hebrew)
Cohen-Levinovsky, Nurit (2014), Jewish Refugees in Israel's War of Independence; Am Oved Publishers; ISBN978-965-13-2456-7(in Hebrew)
Cohen-Shani, Shmuel (2002), From the Battlefield to the Negotiating Table; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1139-3(in Hebrew)
Coren, David (1988), The Western Galilee in the War of Independence; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0364-1(in Hebrew)
Coren, David (1989), The Defence of Sodom (1934–1948); Ministry of Defense Publishing and Yad Tabenkin; ISBN965-05-0437-0(in Hebrew)
Dothan, Alexander (1951), The Arab War Against Israel; N. Tversky Publishing (in Hebrew)
Dror, Tzvika (1990), Nitzanim: A Settlement Built Twice; Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House (in Hebrew)
Dror, Zvi (2005), Har'el – Palmach Brigade in Jerusalem (3rd Edition—2006); United Kibbutz Publishing (in Hebrew)
Eshel, Zadok (1973), Carmeli Brigade in the War of Independence; Ma'arakhot Publishing; S/N 0123-73-1 (in Hebrew)
Eshel, Zadok (1978), Haganah Campaigns in Haifa; Ministry of Defense Publishing; S/N 561-065-814 (in Hebrew)
Gelber, Yoav (1981), Jewish Palestinian Volunteering in the British Army During the Second World War: The Struggle for a Jewish Army (vol. 2); Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Publications; ISBN965-217-002-X(in Hebrew)
Gelber, Yoav (1986), The Emergence of a Jewish Army; Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Institute; ISBN965-217-013-3 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum(in Hebrew)
Givati, Moshe (1994), In the Path of Desert and Fire; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0719-1(in Hebrew)
Golan, Arnon (2001), Wartime Spatial Changes; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; ISBN965-510-000-6(in Hebrew)
Golan, Arnon; Peleg, Jacob; Kadish, Alon; Bandmann, Yona ed. (2017), The Jaffa Battles, 1948; The Ben-Gurion Research Institute, Ben Gurion University of the Negev; ISBN978-965-510-112-6(in Hebrew)
Golani, Moti ed. (2000), War Policy - Peace Policy (3rd of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1013-3(in Hebrew)
Goren, Tamir (2006), The Fall of Arab Haifa in 1948; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-510-039-1(in Hebrew)
Gutman, Tuvi (1950), Jerusalem's War of Liberation in 1948; Awir Jakob (in Hebrew)
Hadari, Dani ed. (2002), Eighty Years to the Hagganah (4th of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1156-3(in Hebrew)
Hadari, Dani ed. (2004), Facing the Arab Challenge (5th of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1247-0(in Hebrew)
Hameiri, Yehezkel (1988), Safed in the Independence War; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0395-1(in Hebrew)
Hashavia, Arie (1978), Palmach Yiftach; Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House (in Hebrew)
Hashavia, Arie ed. (2005), Hither To – The Story of the 53rd Battalion; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1304-3(in Hebrew)
Kadish, Alon ed. (2005), Israel's War of Independence 1948–1949 (2 of 2 volumes); Foundation for Research of the Defense Forces and Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1251-9(in Hebrew)
Kadish, Alon; Ehrnvald, Moshe (2008), The Yevusi Battles; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN978-965-05-1451-8(in Hebrew)
Kadish, Alon; Kedar, Benjamin Z. ed. (2005), The Few Against the Many?; The Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN965-493-231-8(in Hebrew)
Kanohal, Dov (1956–57), Gush Etzion in War; World Zionist Organization (in Hebrew)
Karsh, Ephraim (2002), The Arab-Israeli Conflict – The Palestine War 1948 (Essential Histories series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-84178-372-9 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum(in English)
Kaufman, Menahem (1982), America's Jerusalem Policy 1947–1948 (2nd Edition—1985); Hebrew University of Jerusalem (in English)
Kedem, Menahem (1987), Lessons in the History of the War of Independence; Or-Am Publishing (in Hebrew)
Kimche, Jon and David (1960), A Clash of Destinies; Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers; LOC 60-6996 (in English)
Kimche, Jon and David (1973), Both Sides of the Hill (2nd Rev. Ed.); Ma'arakhot Publishing; S/N 0120-73-1 (in Hebrew)
Lazar, Chaim (1951), Conquest of Jaffa; Shelah Publishing (in Hebrew)
Levy, Itzhak (1986), Jerusalem in the War of Independence; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0287-4(in Hebrew)
Lorch, Netanel (1998), History of the War of Independence; Modan Publishing; Danacode 20-48915 (in Hebrew)
Mann, Nir ed. (2012), Pillar of Fire (12th of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Carmel Publishing House; ISBN978-965-540-290-2(in Hebrew)
Mann, Nir; Radai, Itamar ed. (2013), Jerusalem (13th of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Carmel Publishing House; ISBN978-965-540-384-8(in Hebrew)
Mann, Nir ed. (2016), Fields of Battle (16th of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Carmel Publishing House; ISBN978-965-540-638-2(in Hebrew)
Milstein, Uri (1989), The War of Independence (vol. 1–4 out of 4); Zmora, Bitan – Publishers (in Hebrew)
Milstein, Uri (2013), Left to Die (2nd print—May 2013); Sridut Publishing; (in Hebrew)
Nadav, Daniel (1997), In Captivity; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0867-8(in Hebrew)
Naor, Moshe (2009), On the Home Front: Tel Aviv and Mobilization of the Yishuv in the War of Independence; Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi and the Galili Center for Defense Studies; ISBN978-965-217-287-7(in Hebrew)
Ostfeld, Zahava (1994), An Army is Born (2 of 2 volumes); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0695-0(in Hebrew)
Rivlin, Gershon; Sinai, Zvi ed. (1964), Alexandroni Brigade in the War of Independence (reprint—1992); Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)
Rivlin, Gershon ed. (1990), Olive–Leaves and Sword Vol. 1 (1st of 17); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0533-4(in Hebrew)
Rogan, Eugene L.; Avi Shlaim ed. (2001), The War for Palestine (2nd Edition—2007); Cambridge University Press; ISBN978-0-521-69934-1(in English)
Shiran, Osnat ed. (2006), Jews and Arabs in a Protracted Struggle (6th of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1362-7 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum(in Hebrew)
Shiran, Osnat ed. (2007), The Naval Arena (7th of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1381-7(in Hebrew)
Shiran, Osnat ed. (2008), A War – Sixty Years After (8th of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN978-965-05-1457-0(in Hebrew)
Tal, Eliezer (1964), Naval Operations in the Israel War of Independence; Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)Public Domain
Tauber, Eliezer (2017), Deir Yassin: The End of the Myth; Zomra-Bitan, Dvir – Publishing House; ISBN978-965-566-489-8(in Hebrew)
Vered, Abraham (1998), Fighters for the Freedom of Israel in the War for Independence (3 of 3 volumes); Yair Publishing (in Hebrew)
Vilnay, Zev (1949), The Campaign for the Liberation of Israel (2nd Edition—1950); Masada Publishing (in Hebrew)
Visman, Ravit; Eyal, Igal ed. (2018), Seven Studies for the Seventieth Anniversary of Israel's War of Independence; Modan Publishing House; (in Hebrew)
Wallach, Jeuda (1985), We Were as Dreams; Masada Publishing; S/N 00-1262 (in Hebrew)
Wallach, Jeuda (1997), Called to the Colours; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0877-5(in Hebrew)
Yanait, Rachel; Avrahami, Yitzhak; Etzion, Yerah ed. (1975), The Haganah in Jerusalem (2 of 2 volumes); Kiryat Sefer Publishing (in Hebrew)
Yitzhak, Ronen (2006), Cooperation and Hostility – Abdullah, The Arab Legion and the 1948 War; Ministry of Defense Publishing and Magnes Press; ISBN965-493-267-9(in Hebrew)
Yofe, Alex (2007), Avia S-199 in Israeli Air Force Service (2nd of 6 in series); White Crow Publications; ISBN0-9774627-1-4(in English)
Yosef, Dov (1960), Loyal City; Shocken Publishing House (in Hebrew)
Books on Israeli history not directly related to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Aloni, Shlomo (2006), Israeli F-15 Eagle Units in Combat (Combat Aircraft series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-84603-047-5(in English)
Aloni, Shlomo (2009), Israeli A-4 Skyhawk Units in Combat (Combat Aircraft series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-84603-430-5(in English)
Cotterell, Paul (1984), The Railways of Palestine and Israel; Tourret Publishing; ISBN0-905878-04-3(in English)
Cotterell, Paul (2008), Make Straight the Way; Israel Railways; ISBN978-965-91328-0-5(in Hebrew)
Dunstan, Simon (2003), The Yom Kippur War 1973 (1) (6th impression–2008) (Campaign series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-84176-220-3(in English)
Dunstan, Simon (2003), The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2) (6th impression–2008) (Campaign series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-84176-221-0(in English)
Dunstan, Simon (2008), Israeli Fortifications of the October War 1973 (2008) (Fortress series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-84603-361-2(in English)
Eldar, Mike (1993), Flotilla 13; Ma'ariv Book Guild (in Hebrew)
Eldar, Mike (1996), Flotilla 11; Ma'ariv Book Guild (in Hebrew)
Glass, Joseph B.; Kark, Ruth (1991), Sephardi Entrepreneurs in Eretz Israel – The Amzallak Family 1816–1918; The Magnes Press; ISBN965-223-751-5(in English)
Greenberg, Yitzhak (2001), The Israeli Reserves Army; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; ISBN965-510-016-2(in Hebrew)
Hughes, Hugh (1981), Middle East Railways; The Continental Railway Circle; ISBN0-9503469-7-7(in English)
Katz, Samuel; Russell, Lee E. (1985), Armies in Lebanon 1982–84 (10th impression—2005) (Man-at-Arms series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-0-85045-602-8(in English)
Katz, Samuel (1988), Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars (2) (5th impression—2005) (Man-at-Arms series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-0-85045-800-8(in English)
Katz, Yossi (2000), A State in the Making (reprint—2007); Magnes Press; ISBN965-493-071-4(in Hebrew)
Kelle, Brad E (2007), Ancient Israel at War (Essential Histories series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-84603-036-9(in English)
Laffin, John (1982), Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars 1948–73 (9th impression–2005) (Man-at-Arms series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-0-85045-451-2(in English)
Laffin, John (1982), The Israeli Army in the Middle East Wars 1948–73 (3nd reprint–1985) (Man-at-Arms series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN0-85045-450-6(in English)
Laffin, John (1982), The Israeli Army in the Middle East Wars 1948–73 (16th impression–2011) (Man-at-Arms series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-0-85045-450-5(in English)
Mann, Nir ed. (2009), And the English was Then in the Land (9th of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Carmel Publishing; ISBN978-965-540-021-2(in Hebrew)
Mann, Nir (2009), Sarona in a Decade of Struggle; Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi; ISBN978-965-217-294-5(in Hebrew)
Mann, Nir ed. (2010), Woman of Valor (10th of 17 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Carmel Publishing; 978-965-540-136-3 (in Hebrew)
Schneer, Jonatahn (2010), The Balfour Declaration (2012 edition); Random House; ISBN978-0-8129-7603-8(in English)
Sheppard, Si (2013), The Jewish Revolt AD 66–74 (Campaign series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-78096-183-5(in English)
Shmuelevich, Aryeh ed. (2007), Battlefield – Decisive Battles in the Land of Israel (3rd Edition—2008); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-1346-9(in Hebrew)
Teveth, Shabtai (1972), Mosha Dayan; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; ISBN0-297-99522-7(in English)
Tourret, R. (1989), Hedjaz Railway; Tourret Publishing; ISBN0-905878-05-1(in English)
Travis, Anthony (2009), On Chariots with Horses of Fire and Iron; Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN978-965-91147-0-2(in English)
Tzur, Ze'ev (1980), Settlement and the Borders of the State; Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House (in Hebrew)
Asher, Danny ed. (2008), Red and Blue: A Corps's Story; Israel Defense Forces; (in Hebrew)
Avizohar, Meir, The Battle for Jerusalem 1948; Notebooks for Literature; Danacode 2-70173 (in Hebrew)
Even-Nur, Israel ed. (1970), Yiftach – Estate of the Storm (2nd Edition—1971); Palmach (in Hebrew)
Golan, Aviezer (1967), The Finger in the North: The Northeastern Galilee in Battle and Settlement; IDF (in Hebrew)Public Domain
Israel Defense Forces History Branch (1957), The War of Independence; IDF (in Hebrew)Public Domain
Israel Defense Forces History Branch (1959), History of the War of Independence (20th Edition—1978); Ma'arakhot Publishing; S/N 501-202-72 (in Hebrew)Public Domain
Itzhaki, Arieh (2007), The 222 Days of Kfar Darom; AI Publishing (in Hebrew)
Medvetsky, Yair (2011), The Radar Hill Battles in the War of Independence(in Hebrew)
Milstein, Uri (2009), The Battle of Nabi Samuel; Sridut Publishing; Danacode 457-105 (in Hebrew)
Nahmias, Jacob (2001), The 52nd Battalion Givati Brigade at the Independence war 1948; Efi Meltzer Publishing; ISBN965-7195-02-0(in Hebrew)
Rutenberg, Beno; Sarid, Menahem; Eshel, Zadok (1968), Yitzhak Sadeh Brigade in Battles 1948–1967; Ministry of Defense Publishing/Education Corps (in Hebrew)Public Domain
Ulitzky, Yosef (1951), From Incidents to War; Israel Defense Forces (in Hebrew)Public Domain
[Various] (1949), Gezer's Day; Hadassa-Gezer Publishing (in Hebrew)
[Various] (1950), Mishmar HaEmek in Fight; Workers' Book-Guild (in Hebrew)
Collections of primary sources/accounts and documents made by historians/professional authors
Dinur, Ben Zion (1954–1973), History of the Haganah (8 of 8 volumes); Ma'arakhot Publishing, Am Oved Publishing (in Hebrew)Vol. 1, 2, 3 in PD
Etzioni, Binyamin ed. (1951), Tree and Dagger – Battle Path of the Golani Brigade; Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)Public Domain
Gilead, Zrubavel ed. (1955), The Palmach Book; HaKibutz HaMeuchad Publishing (in Hebrew)
Karmon, David ed. (1950), Ein Gev in the Campaign; Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)Public Domain
Larkin, Margaret (1963), The Six Days of Yad-Mordehay (4th edition—1965; Hebrew translation by Zivi Sorer); Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)PD in Israel (tentative)
Orren, Elhannan; Rivlin, Gershon ed. (1982), The War of Independence: Ben-Gurion's Diary (3 of 3 volumes); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-105-3 (in Hebrew)
Sabag, Shmuel ed./trans. (1954), Behind the Curtain; Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)PD in Israel
Sabag, Shmuel ed./trans. (1954), In the Eyes of an Enemy; Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)PD in Israel
Schiller, Eli ed. (2006), Safed in 1948 – War Diary (by Elad Peled); Ariel Publishing (in Hebrew)
Talmi, Ephraim ed. (1949), In Siege and In Battle; M. Newman Publishing (in Hebrew)
Talmi, Ephraim ed. (1952), In the Line of Fire; M. Newman Publishing (in Hebrew)
[Various] (1949), In the Path of Warriors; Workers' Library (in Hebrew)
[Various] (1950), Negev Brigade in the Campaign; Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)Public Domain
Rabin, Yitzhak (1979), The Rabin Memoirs (Expanded Edition—1996); University of California Press; ISBN0-520-20766-9 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum(in English)
Al-Tall, Abdullah, Memoirs (Hebrew translation by Yehosua Halamish—1960); Ma'arakhot Publishing (in Hebrew)
Schwarz, Shlomo (1950), Qula's 50 Minutes; Tversky Publishing (in Hebrew)
Shaltiel, David (1981), Jerusalem '48 (published posthumously); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0001-1 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum(in Hebrew)
Shamir, Moshe (1968), A Miracle Didn't Happen to Us; E. Lewin-Epstein Publishers (in Hebrew)
Shiloah, Amnon (1990), Moriah Battalion in Jerusalem in the War of Independence; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0537-7(in Hebrew)
Tanai, Shlomo (1950), Three Arrows; Workers' Library (in Hebrew)
Tishler, Yitzhak (1970), Last to Hold the Ridge; Am Oved Publishers (in Hebrew)
Books on Israeli geography, places and settlement
Aaronsohn, Ran (2000), Rothschild and Early Jewish Colonization in Palestine; The Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN965-493-058-7(in English)
Aner, Zeev ed. (1998), Sipurei Kibuzim [Stories of Kibbutzim]; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN965-05-0946-1(in Hebrew)
Ben-Artzi, Yossi (1997), Early Jewish Settlement Patterns in Palestine, 1882–1914; Magnes Press; ISBN965-223-931-3(in English)
Biger, Gideon (1994), An Empire in the Holy Land; Magnes Press (ISBN965-223-862-7) and St. Martin's Press (ISBN0-312-12269-1) (in English)
Elitzur, Yoel (2004), Ancient Place Names in the Holy Land; The Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN1-57506-071-X(in English)
Gardos, Yehuda; Shmueli, Avshalom ed. (1994), The Land of the Negev (2 of 2 volumes); Ministry of Defense Publishing (in Hebrew)
HaCohen, Dvora (1970), The Grain and the Millstone; Am Oved Publishers (in Hebrew)
HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999), Eretz-Israel Lexicon; Miskal – Yediot Aharonot Books and Chemed Publishing; ISBN965-448-413-7(in Hebrew)
Kark, Ruth (1974), History of Pioneer Settlement in the Negev Until 1948; Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House (in Hebrew)
Kark, Ruth; Oren-Nordheim, Michael (2001), Jerusalem and its Environs; Magnes Press; ISBN0-8143-2909-8(in English)
Katz, Yosef (1987), Geula You Will Give to the Land; Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Publications; ISBN965-217-045-3(in Hebrew)
Katz, Yossi (1999), The Religious Kibbutz Movement in the Land of Israel (reprint—2003); Bar Ilan University Press and Magnes Press; ISBN965-493-007-2, ISBN965-226-222-6(in English)
Katz, Yossi (2005), The Battle for the Land; The Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN965-493-222-9(in English)
Navon, Avi (2007), 60 Years to the Negev Water Line; Ariel Publishing and Mekorot (in Hebrew)
Orren, Elhannan (1978), Settlement Amid Struggles; Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Publications (in Hebrew)
Sasson, Avi ed. (2010), Sderot; Ariel Publishing (in Hebrew)
Tzameret, Tzvi; Halamish, Aviva; Meir-Glitzenstein, Esther ed. (2009), The Development Towns (vol. 24 of Idan series); Yad Ben Tzvi Publishing; ISBN978-965-217-298-3(in Hebrew)
Vilnay, Zev (1976–82), Ariel – an Encyclopedia for Knowledge of the Land, (10 of 10 volumes); Am Oved Publishers (in Hebrew)
Books on the contemporary Israeli military and Israeli military technology
Eldar, Mike (1990), Rosh Gadol: Everything You Wanted to Know about the IDF and the Path to It; Modan Publishing (in Hebrew)
Gelbart, Marsh (2004), Modern Israeli Tanks and Infantry Carriers 1985–2004 (3rd impression–2007) (New Vanguard series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-84176-579-2(in English)
Katz, Samuel (1986), Israeli Defense Forces Since 1973 (9th impression—2005) (Elite series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-0-85045-687-5(in English)
Katz, Sam (1988), Israeli Elite Units Since 1948 (7th impression–2009) (Elite series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-0-85045-837-4(in English)
Katz, Sam (1997), Merkava Main Battle Tank MKs I, II & III (10th impression–2009) (New Vanguard series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-85532-643-9(in English)
McNab, Chris (2011), The Uzi Submachine Gun (Weapon series); Osprey Publishing; ISBN978-1-84908-543-4(in English)
Academic journals on Israel-related topics
Bareli, Avi ed., Iyunim Bitkumat Israel – Studies in Zionism, the Yishuv and the State of Israel, vol. 14–17 (2004–2007); Ben Gurion University of the Negev; ISSN 0792-7169 (in Hebrew)
Ginossar, Pinhas ed., Iyunim Bitkumat Israel – Studies in Zionism, the Yishuv and the State of Israel, vol. 1 (1991), vol. 3 (1993), vol. 10 (2000) (out of 18); Ben Gurion University of the Negev; ISSN 0792-7169 (in Hebrew)
Naor, Mordechai ed., Idan Series, vol. 2 (1983), vol. 6 (1985), vol. 7 (1986), vol. 9 (1987), vol. 10 (1988), vol. 12 (1989) [with Ben-Artzi, Yossi], vol. 18 (1994) [Bar'eli, Avi ed.] (out of unknown, until series transformed to book format); Yad Ben Tzvi Publishing; ISSN 0333-9777 (in Hebrew)
Sarig, Gabi, Testimonies and Documents series: Manara and the Northern Border 1943–1949 (1990); Yad Tabenkin; ISSN 0333-9416 (in Hebrew)
Periodicals and magazines
Ariel, issues 37–39, 48–49, 79–80, 93–94, 145–146, 150–153, 162, 177–178, 189–190, 193, 203, 204–205, 206–207, 208 (note: Ariel is a research periodical on the level of academic journals, but is not an academic journal in the full sense)
I, Mitsukai, hereby award you the BarnSakura for your excellent contributions to manga and anime-related articles, particularly on the Bleach- and animecompany-related articles.
The Barnstar of Diligence
For excellent job on the maps and more. Thank you for making WP beautiful. ←Humus sapiensну? 22:11, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Corps tag
The Wikipedia Corps tag is given to Wikipedians who have made extensive contributions to Israel- and IDF-related articles on Wikipedia. Thanks for your overall work. This award was virtually designed specifically for you! --Shuki 22:54, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
The Barnstar of National Merit
For your great work and dedication to Israel articles in general, especially your most recent contribution to the promotion of Arad, Israel to GA --Flymeoutofhere (talk) 19:42, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
For your work with Israel and Israel related articles, and for editing my articles. (and for creating this image) - Epson291 (talk) 04:00, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
The Barnstar of Diligence is hereby awarded in recognition of extraordinary scrutiny, precision, and community service, especially in regard to article improvement.
For your extensive contributions to the Military history WikiProject, as evidenced by your nomination in the 2008 "Military Historian of the Year" awards, I am delighted to present you with this WikiProject Barnstar --ROGER DAVIEStalk 04:00, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Corps Tag For contributions to Israel and IDF related articles
I hereby award the Wikipedia Corps Tag, for your contributions to IDF and Israel related article, including this awesome image. - Nudve (talk) 15:35, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Well done Ynhockey... they aren't easy and you have written more twenty five. Thank you on behalf of Wikipedia. Jayjg (talk) 01:02, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
The Modest Barnstar
This Modest barnstar is awarded to Ynhockey for copy edits of over 4,000 words in the May 2011 copy edit drive. Thank you for your participation! Diannaa(Talk) 01:39, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
The Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar
For wikifying the fourth largest amount of articles in the August 2012 drive, Ynhockey, I am proud to award you with the Greater Working Wikifier's barnstar! Great job!!!
The Silver Wikification Barnstar
For wikifying 62 articles, I also award you the Silver Wikification barnstar!!! Congratulations!!!
The Oh!-So-You're-that-guy Barnstar
The title pretty much says it all. Being very interested in Israel, I have often used your maps for many purposes (such as your map of municipalities or your military maps). In fact I used one (the Jezreel Valley Rail map) as a source for my railway map. However it was only after snooping around your userpage that I discovered that you were behind so many images that I've been using over the past. Many thanks for all the work, Mapeh (talk) 16:08, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi! dear, I am thanking you for the article Max Kyuss, you recently created. I tried to enrich the article but failed to get any reference. Your are more experienced. So, I hope, you may, manage all. Keep working. I am impressed of your work. Willy-nilly (talk) 08:06, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
Awarded on Wikimedia Commons:
The Technical Barnstar
Hi Ynhockey :-) Thanks for helping out with the design of Wiki Loves Monuments 2012; the page looks much better now! I appreciate your help! odder (talk) 06:20, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
<ref name="cbs populations">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2010/table3.pdf|publisher=[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]]|title=Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents and Other Rural Population|date=2009-09-30|accessdate=2010-01-29}}</ref>
<ref name="cbs-loc">{{cite web|title=Locality File|year=2011|url=http://cbs.gov.il/ishuvim/ishuv2011/bycode.xls|publisher=[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]]|format=XLS|accessdate=December 30, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/000_0000.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Tel Aviv|publisher=[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]]|year=2005|accessdate=2008-10-21}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2006/pdf/000_0000.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1315 - Municipality Profiles - Tel Aviv|publisher=[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]]|year=2006|accessdate=2008-10-21}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="hareuveni lexicon">{{cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|year=1999|author=HaReuveni, Immanuel|page=500|isbn=965-448-413-7}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="carta battles">{{cite book|title=Battle Sites in the Land of Israel|pages=00|author=Carta Jerusalem|publisher=[[Carta (publisher)|Carta]]|location=[[Israel]]|year=2003|isbn=965-220-494-3|editor=Jehuda Wallach}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="carta-1948">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Carta's Atlas of Israel|year=1978|publisher=[[Carta (publisher)|Carta]]|location=[[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]|editor=Evyatar Nur|author=Wallach, Jeuda|coauthors=Lorekh, Netanel; Yitzhaki, Aryeh|title=Battles of the Jordan Valley|volume=Volume 2 - The First Years 1948–1961|pages=00}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="idf-enc">{{cite encyclopedia|title=|encyclopedia=IDF in Its Corps: Army and Security Encyclopedia|author=|publisher=Revivim Publishing|year=1982|page=00|volume=Volume 10}} {{he icon}}</ref>
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