Independence

Israeli-designed Palace of Versailles extended reality installation set to launch

The new "Light of Liberty" installation allows visitors to walk next to historical figures in a simulated eighteenth-century environment.

Rendering of the XR experience at Palace of Versailles.
A man sits near a destroyed building in Macuto, Vargas state, Venezuela, on July 5, 2026.

Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to over 3,000 as nation marks its 215th independence day

US and Israeli flags fill the field at Statler Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 18, 2023

America at 250: The promise of equality is still worth defending - editorial

Netanyahu speaks with reservists at Kibbutz Migdal Oz, 18 June, 2026.

Israel must build independent armaments network to end US aid dependency, Netanyahu says


Letters to the Editor April 25, 2023: Climate threats

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

What will be if Israel ceases to be a democratic and tolerant state? Opinion

Should Jews be considering a Plan B?

 Mordechai (Moti) Kahana

Who are you, Rabbi Davidowitz? - opinion

Davidowitz drew from the morals of the prophets, incorporated the wisdom of other nations (for example, the US Declaration of Independence) and well-seasoned it all with some Torah.

 RABBI DAVIDOWITZ drew from the morals of the prophets, incorporated the wisdom of other nations and well-seasoned it all with some Torah.

For American Jews, planning Israel's 75th birthday party has gotten complicated

For some Jewish communal organizers, celebrating Israel and discussing its future as a democracy go hand in hand

 REVELERS WATCH a fireworks display on Independence Day in Tel Aviv, last year. Immigrant grandchildren of Jews will come to value a restful Shabbat and the excitement of Independence Day and will undoubtedly teach it to their own children, says the writer.

The Prayer of Man - Opinion

Doron Almog, Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, writes about preserving the spirit of the Declaration of Independence, the nation-state of the entire Jewish people.

 Doron Almog

Which American Jews helped establish Israel?

The American Jews who secretly left the United States to fight for Israel in 1948 and 1949 were moved to place their lives on the line to assure that Israel would survive

 An ad published in the US on May 28, 1948, calling to support Jewish soldiers fighting to keep the State of Israel alive.

Will the judicial overhaul delay lead to an Israeli constitution? - analysis

In response to the placement of the Judicial Selection Committee on the Knesset table, the Movement for Quality Government in Israel reiterated its ultimate objective of a constitution

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at the Declaration of Independence on Israel’s 70th anniversary at Independence House in Tel Aviv.

Israel’s Declaration of Independence is being used as a protest prop - opinion

What got lost in translation is that most of the Israelis swayed by the fear-mongering of the protest leaders have no clue about the history of their own judicial system.

 The declaration of independence on the Tel Aviv city hall.

On This Day: Qatar National Day marks 144 years under House of Thani

The House of Thani, said to be ruling a unified Qatar since 1878, transformed the Gulf peninsula into a regional power. The National Day will be marked by the World Cup finals.

Kingdom of Bahrain flag

Tel Aviv City Hall hangs up oversized Declaration of Independence

The sign comes in reaction to the 'mood in the country' and is supposed to be seen as a reminder.

 The declaration of independence on the Tel Aviv city hall.