Independence

Parallel past, united future: Why Israel and India are natural allies - analysis

Narendra Modi’s arrival in Israel and his planned address to the Knesset underscore how shared history, security challenges, and geopolitics have turned India and Israel into natural allies.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures while exiting his plane at Ben-Gurion Airport, February 25, 2026.
(From R-L) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with British Columbia Premier David Eby and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 28, 2026.

Trump officials meet group pushing for Alberta to gain independence from Canada

Protesters fly Iranian and Palestinian flags at a rally denouncing Israeli airstrikes on Iran, Glasgow, Scotland, June 23, 2025.

Pro-Scottish independence social media accounts go silent during Iran internet shutdown

The South Yemen flag flies as soldiers from the Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the Presidential Palace in Aden, Yemen, December 9, 2025.

UAE-backed forces seize South Yemen oil belt, reshaping war and Gulf power balance - analysis


Surround Nation State Law, Israel has two identity cards

The government must be attuned to the will of the overwhelming majority of the people and amend the Nation State Law by adding the obligation to act in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence.

A MILITARY parade for Independence Day held in Israel during the early 1970s.

The unknown story of smuggling weapons to help win Israel's independence

Never before have readers gotten such an inside look at some very feisty – but also courageous and noble – characters, who changed the course of history.

American Jews smuggling weapons to Israel used Panama's airline industry for cover

Harry Truman: The man from Missouri who helped change Jewish history

Harry Truman, a man with little experience in foreign affairs, assumed the tall order of uniting the Allies, winning the war, restoring the shattered global economy, and creating a new world order.

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

IDF honors pre-state fighters on Israel's 72nd Independence Day

Before the creation of the IDF, the Jewish community was defended by Palmach and other Jewish self-defense groups.

Palmach fighter Tzipi Dagan in her home

Rivlin reminisces about establishment of Israel ahead of Independence Day

"Even on this Independence Day, there is no one like the Israeli people."

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin attends Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, to commemorate the victims of the Nazi dictatorship, in Berlin, Germany January 29, 2020.

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.

Tel Aviv police shut down tent protest by self-employed workers

The protest was put up throughout the weekend by the employees whose businesses collapsed financially because of the coronavirus restrictions.

Police shut down a Tel Aviv tent protest by self-employed workers about unfair conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

‘Black January’ became the starting point of Azerbaijan’s independence

Despite bloody events in Baku, the day of January 20, 1990, became a page of heroism in the history of the struggle for the independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

THE FLAME Towers in Baku are a symbol of the new and independent Azerbaijan.

Israeli diplomats allowed to fundraise for Independence Day events abroad

Contributions cannot come from corporate donors and donors cannot get anything in return for chipping in for the event.

‘WAS THERE ever a better Israel than this one?’: Israel Air Force F-161s fly over the beaches of Tel Aviv on a recent Independence Day.

Poll: Hong Kongers support protesters

Minority wants independence from China

ANTI-GOVERNMENT protestors tear down Christmas and New Year's decoration during a demonstration of New Year's Eve in Hong Kong