Independence

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

The Trump administration held covert meetings with Alberta separatists seeking financial backing for an independence referendum, according to The Financial Times.

JANUARY 30, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

(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.

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

Pro-Scottish independence accounts on X abruptly stopped posting after Iran shut down internet access, fueling claims they were Iranian bots interfering in UK politics, The Telegraph reported.

JANUARY 13, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

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

The STC’s growing power in southern Yemen, while unlikely to mitigate Houthi terrorism, could gift Israel a key ally in the region, particularly if an independent south joins the Abraham Accords.

DECEMBER 10, 2025|ByJAMES GENN

A delegation of 100 Druze leaders from Syria visits northern Israel for the first time since 1973 on March 14, 2025. Israeli Druze proudly wave their own national flag alongside the Israeli flag in festivals and ceremonies, the writer points out.

Druze in Syria consolidate control - but will they seek independence? - analysis

Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri calls for a separate region in southern Syria, seeking autonomy after sectarian violence, with Israeli support amid rising tensions in the region.

AUGUST 31, 2025|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

What's missing from Israel's Declaration of Independence? - review

Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Zigler recently published Israel’s Declaration of Independence: The History and Political Theory of the Nation’s Founding Moment, just in time to inform the discussion.

AUGUST 4, 2023ByMARTIN LOCKSHIN

DRAPING COPIES of Israel’s flag and Declaration of Independence on Jerusalem’s Old City walls, in protest of judicial reform, in March.

How the founders of Israel handled the responsibilities of power - opinion

Power comes with a responsibility to limit ambition and to ensure that minorities and their opinions aren’t marginalized.

JULY 9, 2023ByURI PILICHOWSKI

THE KNESSET plenum in session: When Israeli leaders are entrusted with power by the nation’s citizens, they must make sure they don’t practice the tyranny of the majority, says the writer.

37 people signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence. A new podcast explores their legacy

Israel Story has several hundreds of thousands of listeners from more than 190 countries around the world, 60% of whom live in North America.

JUNE 22, 2023ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA

ISRAEL’S FOUNDING fathers declare the establishment of the state with the Declaration of Independence.

World Zionist Congress adopts resolutions against Israel's judicial reform

The World Zionist Organization concluded a three day online voting procedure, on proposals that were suggested at the special World Zionist Congress last month.

MAY 24, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN