Families throng to national parks with barbecues and army bases are opened to the public.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Arabs killed and mutilated all 35 Jews in the 1948 convoy.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid's video message to the United States on America's Independence Day.
IAF planes flew over the country today for Yom Haatzmaut, Israel's Independence Day.
For the first time in nearly two weeks, Jews have been allowed to go up to the Temple Mount on Yom Haatzmaut, Israel's Independence Day.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Due to Muslim violence, the Temple Mount has been closed to Jews for the past 13 days.
And where was this picture taken from?
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Celebrations during the day include a reception at the President’s residence honoring 120 excelling IDF soldiers, the International Bible Contest and the Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Israeli Independence Day greetings.
In honor of Israel's 72nd Independence Day, Efrat residents Rabbi Shlomo Katz and Moshe Kesselman released a song.
The Israeli Air Force acrobatic team flew over all the hospitals of Israel on Israel's 72 Independence Day, to honor the medical staff during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The US Embassy Independence Day Celebration in Israel.
Abeles & Heymann hot dogs are making Aliyah, and they're launching at the US Embassy's 4th of July celebration in Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A U.S. Embassy official said the decision to host the celebration at “Airport City” was a practical one meant to account for weather, budget, and security considerations.
They opened fire on the eve of Israel's Independence Day.
Petty arguments and egos, how far will it go?
The alternative to independence, that we have experienced for two thousand years.
The unique mission our nation has and our psyche.
By JNi.Media
Only about 15-17% of Haredim ages 18-44 celebrate Independence Day in a festive manner.
Take a look at the US Embassy in Israel's 4th of July party.
Trump, Abbas, and lots more on this show with Ari Fuld.
Independence & establishing new Jewish towns in the Shomron and Judea.
The meaning of Jewish sovereignty.
UNESCO votes for Fake History.
Israel Celebrates Independence Day
Classic interview with a hero who lived during the war of Independence and was Ben Gurion's body guard.
Gadi's personal story of Mt. Herzel where many of Israel's fallen and dignitaries are buried.
The Tomb of the Patriarchs, Maarat Hamachpela, has been decorated with flags ahead of Israel's Independence Day on Tuesday.
By JNi.Media
The President concluded by noting the importance of the support for Israel offered by so many around the world.
By JNi.Media
"You don't represent me," Aharish told Ghattas, "nor the hundreds of Arab children who are taking part in coexistence projects sponsored by Shimon Peres, while you are busy spreading hatred, incitement and distance between nations."
By JNi.Media
Altogether, the new law cancels out two laws, two orders, and dozens of emergency Defense Regulations. It also modifies a long list of sub-items in as many as 14 existing laws.
By JNi.Media
What would better express Israel's independence than allowing the thriving communities of northern Samaria thrive again?
Tamar talks about what it's like to be a 'real' independent state, and the independent 'state of mind' with Jeremy Saltan, the 'Knesset Insider.'
Store owners have their blue and white paraphernalia ready for sale ahead of Israel's Independence Day this week. For some strange reason, balloon hammers have become part of the national tradition.
Rehearsal sessions ahead of Israel's 68th Independence Day ceremony, which will be held on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem next week.
Americans' fear of the ISIS is turning terror into the major election issue.
By JoeSettler
They called it "religious coercion" but it was really "secular coercion" and secular intolerance.
More than 140,000 Israelis scoffed at blustery weather and visited national parks.
‘Zionism in Animation’, aims to tell the story of Zionism in a series of 100 short animated clips, and is the brainchild of Shlomo Blass, head of Rogatka.
Israel commemorated its Memorial Day on Wednesday...
It is going to be a very windy Independence Day. Snow will fall on the upper slopes of the Hermon.
Israeli workers raise a large Star of David (Magen David) onto the "Harp Bridge" at the entrance of Jerusalem on April 17, 2015, in honor of Israel's upcoming Israel's Memorial Day and the 67th Independence Day. Israel will mark its 67th Independence Day on April 22, 2015.
By Shalom Bear
If there are no surprises, Netanyahu is expected to form a coalition, after some tough negotiations, with the Likud, Bayit Yehudi, Kulanu, Yisrael Beytenu, UTJ and Shas.
Likud supporter and supermarket chain mogul Rami Levi has been named one of the torch-lighters in the traditional ceremony on the evening of Yom Ha'Atzmaut (Independence Day) this year. His chain is the only major supermarket with several outlets in Judea and Samaria and is known for low prices and sales campaigns such as "shekel a kilogram" […]
By dvora
PM Netanyahu's message to the world on Israel's Independence Day.
Young, and young-at-heart Israelis flood streets of downtown Jerusalem to celebrate return of Jewish sovereignty to Land of Israel.
The USA was founded on the Fast Day of the 17th of Tammuz, July 4, 1776. On the same coincidental days in 1863, a rabbi’s sermon included a phrase that Lincoln later made famous.
July 4 is not only US Independence Day. It also is the anniversary of Operation Entebbe. An Israeli firm this week won a contract to return to Entebbe, ironically to upgrade its systems and security.
I close my eyes and am transported back to Israel, where I spent the past six weeks.
This is Judah’s manifest destiny. This is the uncanny persistence of his youth, the anthem of his old.
The IDF's assessment, hardly surprising and certainly not for the first time, is that the attack on Eilat was made from the nearby Sinai Peninsula.
By Batya Medad
It's important to realize the cost of something and that includes the State of Israel.
By Tzvi Fishman
To all of my beloved Jewish brothers and sisters in America, go ahead and eat your hot dogs. Drink your beer. But don’t think that the Fourth of July is really Independence Day for you. Remember that your nation is Israel, not America. Your hearts should beat proudly when you see the Star of David blowing in the wind, not the Stars and Stripes. And always remember that you are only in America, temporarily, because of the curse of galut.
The US Embassy in Tel Aviv announced Wednesday that it will be giving away tickets to an annual Independence Day party at the US ambassador’s residence in Herzliya.
Shalhevet Schwartz, a 14 year old girl from Riverdale, Bronx, was one of only two girls to compete in her division of the National Bible Contest held last Sunday at Yeshiva University in Manhattan. Despite appearances, the freshman at SAR High School exhibited sufficient bible knowledge to win, and be eligible to participate in the world championships in Jerusalem, the “Chidon HaTanach”, held every year on Israel’s Independence Day.
By Tibbi Singer
A major faux pas involving non-kosher hen's meat is rocking the Presidential Residence in Jerusalem. According to Ma'ariv, the event's caterer purchase a large quantity of meat on Thursday morning to replace meat that had been spoiled. The new meat came from a non-kosher butcher shop in the Arab village of Abu Gosh, which stays open on Shabbat and sells sea food.
By Mike Cohen
We Jews are an extremely tight knit family. Families fight and argue, yell and scream, rant and rave – especially when things are stable. But push a family into the corner, or provide it with reason for celebration – and, usually, family members they will come together in profound and extreme ways.
President Shimon Peres: "Our mutual unwavering commitment to each other is crucial. The young generation's commitment to our state is essential as our shared tomorrow will be defined by innovation. As partners of our nation, your ability to secure a future defined by scientific development and discoveries is vital to our shared mission."
There exists a new type of Israeli, who sees a moral equivalence between Israel's fallen, and those of the enemy.
By Tibbi Singer
If you're an American Jew looking for an Independence Day recipe, Ha'aretz in English is a safe place for you. You'll find there a discussion of the perfect hamburger, as befits the national holiday of outdoors barbecuing. But click over to the same paper's Hebrew language website, and you'll discover an additional component, besides beef: goat cheese.
By Tibbi Singer
Tel Aviv District Police has completed its preparations for Memorial Day and the 64th Independence Day of the State of Israel. County units will operate with reinforcements of Police, Border Guard officers and Civil Defense volunteers, increasing normal security arrangements, easing traffic flow and preventing criminal activity.