Israel's Declaration of Independance

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

As America marks 250 years, its unfinished promise of equality can offer Israel the lesson that democracies endure when citizens defend their ideals while demanding better from their country.

US and Israeli flags fill the field at Statler Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 18, 2023
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Two republics, one covenant: Why the US-Israel alliance is bigger than politics - opinion

AN ILLUSTRATION of the United States Declaration of Independence inside a page of the Talmud.

'Talmud of America' project brings Jewish readings to US 'sacred' texts

Israelis take part in the annual Jerusalem Day flag march in the capital, May 14, 2026

Israel marks 59th Jerusalem Day with Old City flag march, nationwide celebrations


Why we’re standing with Israel: A Latter-day Saint view - opinion

As Christians who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we feel compelled to express our support for Israel’s existence as a matter of personal faith and principles.

 TALI KIZHNER mourns in the bomb shelter where her son Segev sought refuge before he was killed in the October 7 massacre carried out by Hamas, in Re’im, near Gaza. ‘We stand with Israel in defending its God-given destiny,’ the writers declare.

Judaism, truth, and the prime minister - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statements regarding security issues at the press conference on December 2 miss the mark.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv.

Israel's Declaration of Independence includes all - opinion

Israel is both a Jewish state and a democracy and should aim to unite all identities.

 FAMILY AND FRIENDS of IDF solider Adi Malik mourn at his funeral in the Druze village of Beit Jann on Sunday, after he was killed during the ground operation in the Gaza strip

Druze spiritual leader urges Netanyahu to adjust Nation-State Law

"Now is the time for the government and the Knesset to initiate a change to the Nation-State Law and repair the historical distortion regarding the Druze community," Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif wrote.

 Mowafaq Tarif, head of the Druze community in Israel at a ceremony held for outgoign Supreme Court judge George Karra, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on May 29, 2022.

Today's political debate over the judiciary is crucial to our future - opinion

The gift of the founding generation must not be squandered.

 The High Court hearing of the government's judicial reform reasonableness bill on September 12, 2023

If the Declaration of Independence falls, Israeli unity will fall too - opinion

This last bastion of consensus is under attack. If it succeeds, there will no longer be any text around which the State of Israel and Israeli society can unite.

 THE ORIGINAL scroll of the Declaration of Independence: The words are not a hastily drafted text; they are constitutive words, the writer argues.

Gallant defends Declaration of Independence as first chapter of unwritten constitution

The Declaration has seen renewed significance in recent months, used as a rallying banner by anti-judicial reform factions in opposition to the legal overhaul.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Does the Declaration of Independence allow court to strike basic laws?

Reformists and coalition politicians will need to shore up their arguments as to why the court doesn't have the right to engage in a review of basic laws.

 FIRST PRIME MINISTER David Ben-Gurion reads Israel’s Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv, on May 14, 1948

Israeli Declaration of Independence displayed on WZO building

The decision of promoting the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the World Zionist Congress; and was promoted by the liberal factions of the Zionist Movement.

The World Zionist Organization building in Tel Aviv, overlooking Leonardo da Vinci Street, displayes the Declaration of Independence September 12, 2023

Israel's government attorney questions 'hasty' Declaration of Independence

Justice Yitzhak Amit said that democracy doesn’t usually die all at once, “democracy dies in small steps.”

 A colorized image of David Ben-Gurion reading Israel’s Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948.