Yom haatzmaut

From grief to hope: Can Israel live together amid division? - opinion

As Israel moves from grief to celebration, can we bridge internal divides? A reflection on unity, respect, and living together amid disagreement and division in Israeli society.

Soldiers salute on a cemetary on Mount of Olives, Yom HaZikaron, the Israeli Memorial Day.
Israelis watch fireworks on Independence Day

Your Investments: Can you attain financial freedom in Israel?

A TORCH burns on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl.

Argentina’s Milei to light torch at Israel’s 78th Independence Day ceremony

 Israeli children play with Israeli flags ahead of Israel's 77th Independence Day, at "Kobi kindergarden" in Moshav Yashresh, on April 29, 2025.

Reclaiming our peoplehood: How to prepare Jewish youth for the future


Remembrance Day to Independence Day: From Holocaust to rebirth

This proximity raises an old question about the relationship between the Holocaust and the State of Israel. Was it the Holocaust that enabled the establishment of the state?

THE FORMER Nazi concentration camp in Sachsenhausen on the 75th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet and US troops, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) near Berlin, Germany, on April 17.

Coronavirus: Israel's 72nd Independence Day, 1st In-Dependence Day

Now, after seven-plus decades, we are fighting an enemy we cannot understand; one which seeks to defeat us, our allies, our neighbors, and even our enemies without distinction.

Haim Bibas, chairman of the Union of Local Authorities in Israel and mayor of Modi’in

An exhibition for Independence Day showing love for the Israeli flag

The new show follows a collection of photographs of women Harpaz took to mark Israel’s 70th Independence Day, and The Eyes of the State project she presented two years earlier.

An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]

Despite coronavirus, Israelis barbecuing for Independence Day

“Instead of having customers buying for bigger parties, we have customers buying meat for the barbecues with their immediate family.”

Butcher in Jerusalem ahead of Independence Day.

Emissary for bereaved families to light Independence Day torch

The organization now has 65 branches around the country in major cities and towns to deal with bereaved families in those locations, and has some 1,000 volunteers to help carry out its activities.

A TORCH burns on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl.

After 72 years, Israel's Declaration of Independence still stands

It is not easy for any society to maintain consistent adherence to the demands of its constitution.

Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Opening ceremony – Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium - Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 9, 2018 - Alexei Bychenko of Israel carries the national flag.

Remembering why we are in Israel on the 72nd Independence Day

We found here a beautiful country, unique in the variety of its scenery and climate.

INDEPENDENCE DAY Flags.

Israel's Independence Day through American eyes

President Harry Truman: The first to recognize the Jewish state.

The changing face and focus of Zionism 72 years after Israeli independence

As old connections to Judaism fade, Zionism is turning into a primary manner Diaspora Jews relate to their Judaism.

Celebrating Passover in New York with Israeli wine.

Rivlin's telediplomacy during the coronavirus pandemic

Rivlin says the coronavirus crisis ‘has made us feel more than ever that we are one family with a shared history, shared values and a shared destiny’

Diaspo President Reuven Rivlin and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi host a Zoom call with lone soldiers in Israel and around the world on April 7, instead of hosting them at the President’s Residence as in previous years.