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


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.

 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.

 World Zionist Organization executive chairman Yaakov Hagoel at the 125th anniversary event for the First Zionist Congress.

Italy, Israel celebrate 75 years together on Ohana visit to Rome

Amir Ohana sat in a place of honor in the Senate, with his partner, Alon, and Holocaust survivor and Italian Senator For Life Liliana Segre.

 Likud MK Amir Ohana vote at a Likud polling station in Jerusalem on August 10, 2022

Israel at 75: Past achievements and future challenges - opinion

I believe that Israeli society is mature and strong enough to draft a new social contract that will take its diverse sectors into account.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Yoav Kisch applaud at the Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem on Independence Day. We can look with pride at our achievements.

Grapevine: Remembering Dr. Hashkes

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market

‘It’s time to complete Declaration of Independence’ - Prof. Ben-Zaken

a proposal for a new social contract between citizens and the state was presented at a conference this week.

 PROF. AVNER BEN-ZAKEN, founder and head of the Institute for Israeli Thought.

17-year-old Emuna Cohen crowned champion of Int'l Bible Quiz

For the first time in 17 years, both finalists in the international contest were Israeli and both were girls.

 Emuna Cohen, winner of the Bible Quiz seen at the annual Bible Quiz held at the Jerusalem Theatre on Israel's Independence Day, on April 26, 2023.

Israel rings in 75th Independence Day with Netanyahu address

Israel celebrates its independence annually on the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, immediately following Remembrance Day on the fourth.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv on April 10, 2023.

Sylvan Adams – Lighting the Torch for Israel

Sylvan Adams, who has dedicated his life to showing the true image of Israel, is lighting the Independence Day torch to strengthen the bond between Israel and Jews around the world.

 Sylvan Adams, Businessman and Philanthropist

Can Zionism adapt to the needs of the future? - opinion

On Israel's 75th birthday, then, let us learn from our past and look forward toward a new future.

 THE ISRAEL Air Force trains for Israel’s 75th Independence Day, in Jerusalem this past week.