It's time for us to accept the covenant of destiny and build our second independence.
This year, a record number and variety of vessels of different sizes, from small boats to large yachts, took part.
Annual Bible Quiz brings Jewish world together on Israel's Independence Day, and more.
Too often, Israel’s policies depend on what the Americans will agree to, what Palestinians will say, and how the Saudis will react. But you can’t achieve what you don't define.
Israel Independence Day must lead to an opportunity to negate the misleading, Palestinian-centered tale of woe, to return us to the Jewish story and the Zionist tale of redemption.
For all that tragedy in the background of this year's ceremony, there was a spirit of hope and optimism in the air.
Both Herzog and Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned of what Hamas and other proxies of Iran are doing, not only for the sake of causing irreparable harm to Israel but to the free world.
Israel is not as secure as many thought, but the people are much stronger and more dedicated than most imagined.
Twelve of the sites that suffered the most in the devastatingly heinous attacks by Hamas on October 7 have been chosen for this year’s torch-lighting.
"As the first country to recognize Israel as an independent state in 1948, our bonds are underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests, and cultural affinities," Biden said.