Posts Tagged: Israel Independence Day
UN Envoys Reveal What They Like Most About Israel as It Celebrates Independence Day
UN ambassadors from around the world expressed well-wishes to Israel in a video published on Tuesday as it began its Independence Day celebrations. “In our 72...
Israeli and US Military Bands Come Together Online to Play ‘Hatikvah’ for Holocaust Survivor
With Israeli Independence Day and the anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp coinciding on Wednesday, bands from IDF and US Navy came...
Israeli Air Force Pays Tribute to Medical Workers Fighting Coronavirus With Independence Day Flyover
As Israel celebrated its 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the IAF’s Aerobatic Team paid tribute to medical workers with a...
Fly-Past, Flags on Rooftops Mark Israel’s Independence Day Under Lockdown
Military jets flew in formation over Tel Aviv's deserted parks and streets on Wednesday, cheered on from rooftops by flag-waving residents in face masks as Israel marked...
Israeli Leaders Ring in Subdued Independence Day Celebrations With Messages of Unity
Israel kicked off festivities marking its 72nd Independence Day on Tuesday night with the traditional torch-lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Due to coronavirus-related restrictions,...
Independence Day Parades in Jerusalem — 1967 and 1968
On May 15, 1967, Israel's Independence Day parade was held in Jerusalem. It was a parade with historical significance. But the parade also faced opposition...
On Its 72nd Birthday, Israel Is Home to Nine Million People, Almost Seven Million Jews
Israel’s population is now more than nine million people, with almost seven million of them Jews, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics revealed on Sunday. The CBS’s...
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Cites Free Speech, Declines Action Against Student Exhibiting Nazi Sign
JNS.org - Amid a backlash in response to a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student holding a Nazi sign with antisemitic language while protesting an Israel Independence Day...
Yom Haatzmaut: The Eternal Marriage Between Israel and the Jews Must Be Nurtured
This year’s Yom Haatzmaut celebration commemorates the 71st anniversary of a marriage that has lasted more than 3,500 years. This may sound like a paradox -- but...
Companies and Organizations Paint Logos Blue and White Ahead of Israeli Independence Day
A new Facebook campaign has seen major corporations and organizations, some Israeli and some not, paint their logos blue and white in honor of Israeli...
Regev to Reinstate Diaspora Jewry Independence Day Torch at Behest of France
JNS.org - In a reversal of her prior decision to omit Diaspora Jewry as a represented group for Israel’s upcoming annual Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony, Culture...
Israel Embassy Holds First Independence Celebration in Cairo in Seven Years
JNS.org - The Nile Ritz Carlton in Cairo was the scene of Israel Independence Day celebrations hosted by the Israel Embassy in Egypt on Tuesday, the...
Israel’s Population Tops 8.8 Million on 70th Anniversary
JNS.org - The population of Israel now numbers 8.842 million people, a tenfold increase since the state’s establishment, according to a special report published by the Central Bureau...
Arab MKs Participate in Palestinian March Mourning Israel’s Founding
JNS.org - Some 10,000 people, including Israeli Arab lawmakers, participated Thursday in a march mourning Israel’s founding. The “March of the Uprooted” is organized by the Higher...
