Posts Tagged: israeli independence
In Israel’s Year of Strength, Israel and the Jewish People Must Emerge Stronger Than Ever
As Israel begins its 77th year, one aligned with the word Oz ("strength") due to its gematric numerical value, both the State of Israel and the...
Celebrating Israeli Independence and Combating Modern Antisemitism
As we celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, it is worth reflecting on the connection between the Jewish people...
Head of PA’s Mission to UK Lies and Distorts 1948 History
Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, published a piece in The Times (“Despite Israel’s efforts, Palestinians are going nowhere,” July 22)...
Saluting One of the Last Living Heroes of Israel’s Fight for Independence
JNS.org - When Harold “Smoky” Simon grins at you, it’s hard to remember that, at 99, the man is one of a dwindling club: the...
Shocking Antisemitism in Brooklyn
As Israel celebrated its 71st anniversary last month, a group called Within Our Lifetime-United for Palestine, an offshoot of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP),...
Seventy Years of an Unyielding 3,330-Year Marriage
This year's Yom HaAtzmaut commemorates the anniversary of a marriage that has lasted more than 3,000 years -- and has now completed its 70th year. This...
Why Israel? A Haven, a Homeland, a Holy Land — Yom Haatzmaut 2017
Maybe it was crazy. In February 2003, I led a mission to Israel shortly before the Iraq War. It was a time of great nervousness; when...
At 68, Israel Is Growing Comfortable in Its Own Skin
We are just completing the emotionally intensive and exhausting week that begins with Holocaust Remembrance Day, and ends with its equal and opposite emotional bookend,...
‘Nakba Day’ Footage Shows Riots in Jerusalem, Arabs Chanting ‘We Don’t Want Jews’ (VIDEO)
Arab residents of Jerusalem marched through the Israeli capital's streets on Friday to mark "Nakba Day" -- the Arabic name for the perceived catastrophe (nakba)...
On Independence Day, Former Defense Minister Says Israel Becoming More Independent Each Year
Moshe Arens, Israel's former Defense Minister, said that with every year that passes, the State of Israel becomes more independent than the previous years. His...
Why Israel Matters to Me, Even if I’m Not Jewish
I was thrilled as a young boy to watch the rebirth of Israel. I knew of the Holocaust; pictures of people suffering and dead in...
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...
Israel and Creation Myths
This week marks the 66th anniversary of one of the more celebrated events in modern Jewish history: The United Nations General Assembly decision to partition...
‘Beethoven Was a Zionist’: A Memoir From Israel on the Eve of its Creation
"Today I saw The Land for the first time, and it was beautiful." With those simple but moving words, veteran American Zionist activist Harold Manson began...
