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Yom Haatzmaut

  • PEOPLE PARTICIPATE in a Celebrate Israel Festival event in 2016.

    Thousands expected at Los Angeles Celebrate Israel event

    Popular singers, local elected officials and children's events will take place at the annual festival celebrating the Jewish state's independence.

  • Australian school makes world’s largest human menorah

    Australian school makes world’s largest human menorah

    A total of 1,048 students and staff from Bialik College in Melbourne gathered to form the shape of the emblem of the State of Israel on Thursday.

  • Yonatan Weissman with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he won the World Bible Contest, 2019.

    Israeli Yonatan Weissman wins 2019 International Bible Contest for youth

    The World Bible Contest is an annual competition between representatives from over 30 countries in which their knowledge on the Bible is tested on live television.

  • President Rivlin at the traditional Independence Day ceremony honoring outstanding soldiers

    Rivlin hosts Independence Day ceremony honoring outstanding soldiers

    Prior to the ceremony, they all lined up for honor guard inspection by Rivlin and Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi near the entrance to the presidential complex.

    By GREER FAY CASHMAN

  • Israel's right to the land born of prophetic vision and blood, says Deri

    “The price of our freedom was purchased in blood,” Deri said.

    By TOVAH LAZAROFF

  • Rare photo collection from Israel's War of Independence up for auction

    One photo shows Arab soldiers at the Port of Haifa surrendering to Israeli forces, who then raised the Israeli and Navy flags at the Haifa port for the first time in history.

    By ZACHARY KEYSER

  • An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]

    Company logos go blue and white for Independence Day

    A montage of the newly colored logos was posted on Facebook ahead of the Yom Haatzmaut holiday.

    By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

  • Yanai Weissman HY”D, his wife Yael and their daughter

    Honoring our Heroes

    Sergeant Tuvia Yanai Weissman did not return to his wife and daughter. However, he saved one life and protected many more.

    By CPT. A.Y. KATSOF

  • Director of Ziv Medical Center Dr. Salman Zarka with a Syrian child and her mother

    Independence Day is a time for all Israelis to unite, Druze honoree says

    "For me, Independence Day is the festival of festivals," Zarka told The Jerusalem Post.

    By EYTAN HALON

  • Rachel Fraenkel, Bat-Galim Shaer and Iris Yifrah

    Mothers of kidnapped teenagers talk pain and unity that followed trauma

    Rachelle Frankel, Iris Yifrach, and Bat-Galim Shaer, were brought together in the summer of 2014 after Hamas operatives kidnapped and murdered their three teenaged sons.

    By ZACK EVANS

  • Independence Day: 71 + 1 new reasons I love Israel

    How do I love thee? Let me count the ways... again this year... in no particular order

    By BARBARA SOFER

  • Basking in our nascent independence

    In 1950, more than a million Israelis celebrated the nation’s second birthday.

    By DAVID GEFFEN

  • Mary Nahmias

    Shoah survivor and foster mother of 52 to light torch on Independence Day

    "The choice of Marie Nahmias to celebrate the 71st Independence Day represents Israel’s open heart at its best."

    By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

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