IN PICTURES: Independence Day celebrations throughout the decades

From the Declaration of Independence to military parades, Israel's many Independence day celebrations throughout the years.

1967 Independence Day parade, Jerusalem370  (photo credit: Stuart Geller)
1967 Independence Day parade, Jerusalem370
(photo credit: Stuart Geller)
Israel celebrates 66 years of Independence Day celebrations.

From Israel's first prime minister David Ben Gurion announcing the independence of the Jewish State in 1948 to the first Bible competition in 1958 and from military parades to street revelations, Israel continues to celebrate its independence