Posts Tagged: Israeli Independence Day
Netanyahu Live Tweets With Followers for Israel’s Independence Day; Uses Humor to Deflect Snide Remarks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded with humor to snide critics on Thursday, when he took to Twitter to provide live answers to followers’ questions -- in...
Israel at 68: A Record to Be Proud Of
Israel celebrates its 68th Day of Independence this week. Let me put my cards on the table. I'm not dispassionate when it comes to Israel....
Biden Promises Israel F-35 Fighter Jets in Effort to Ease US-Israel Tensions
Reuters - Seeking to ease U.S.-Israeli tensions, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday promised Israel delivery of top-flight fighter jets next year to maintain its military...
Newspaper Profiles ‘Beautiful Israelis’ All Around the World for Independence Day
In honor of Independence Day, Israeli media is profiling "Beautiful Israelis" from around the world, whose good deeds are giving Israel a positive image in...
Israeli Submariner Receives Award After Surviving Cancer and Returning to Active Service
Staff Sergeant Ido (22), a submariner in the Israeli Navy, survived his battle with cancer and has now returned to active duty, earning him a...
Netanyahu Aiming for New Right-Wing Government by Israeli Independence Day
Jerusalem Post - Israel will have a new government in place in time for Independence Day celebrations, sources close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...
R.Michael Lerner – Embracing Israel/Palestine
I have been reading Michael Lerner's book Embracing Israel/Palestine: A Strategy to Heal and Transform the Middle East during the week of Israeli Independence Day. The...
Israel Celebrates 66th Independence Day With Slew of Public Events
Ynet - As Israelis headed out to the national parks for the traditional Independence Day barbecue on Tuesday, President Peres marked the country's 66th year...
Israeli Declaration of Independence Featured in Major American Newspapers
JNS.org - To mark Israel's Independence Day, the Israeli Declaration of Independence will be featured as a full-page advertisement in two of the largest...
Controversy Erupts Over Nakba Ceremony Request at Galilee Forest
JNS.org - Moti Dotan, the head of Israel's Lower Galilee Regional Council, and the Association for the Defense of the Rights of the Internally Displaced...
Girl Power: 2014 Israeli Independence Day Ceremony to be an Exclusively Female Affair
This year's State of Israel Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony will be conducted with a special emphasis on the achievements and struggles of women in Israeli...
From Dry Bones to Start Up Nation
On May 15th, 1948 a certain national myth became a reality. Though Jews weren't the only landless people to walk the earth at the time,...
Yom Hazikaron: Remembering Israel’s Most Recent Fallen Soldiers, Terror Victims
In the United States, where war has become an increasingly distant affair for civilians and is the burden of a few armed forces volunteers fighting...
Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron: Remembrance Meets Celebration in Israel
Hundreds of Israeli flags are in place; the Air Force has been rehearsing its formation fly-by routine for days; platforms and sound systems stand ready...
