Yom haatzmaut

Pass on the Flame!

This is a day that will be remembered for generations. The president of Argentina is the first non-Israeli and non-Jewish leader ever to light an Independence Day Torch.

A historic front page dedicated to a congratulatory message from Ronald S. Lauder, president of the WJC, to President Milei of Argentina
TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev holds a press conference ahead of Israel’s 78th Independence Day ceremony last week.

A bitter reflection on Independence Day as Israel celebrates its 78th anniversary - opinion

Anat Vidor, president of World WIZO. Her family history is etched onto Israel’s streets and institutions.

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Since the beginning of the war with Iran, about 180 new immigrants have arrived from North America

Nearly 50 North American immigrants to arrive ahead of Independence Day


Jewish National Fund-USA’s Ecosystem of Independence

A Google Maps satellite image of Israel’s Halutza community

Independence Day regulations - what you need to know

The country goes under lockdown at 5 p.m.

People walk past a store on Jerusalem’s Agrippas Street ahead of Independence Day.

Sharing responsibility and joy on Israel's Independence Day

Thousands of our people, in communities all over the world, are still very much in mourning

PREPARING FOR Independence Day.

For olim who came despite coronavirus, a different Yom Haatzmaut

Despite the mandatory two-week quarantine and the inability to see friends and family who were eager to welcome them to the country, they are still happy to be in Israel.

Dorin Tarashandegan who made Aliyah in March 2020.

Independence Day – Israel's 72nd birthday

Israelis may be stuck at home, but that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be celebration and pride in abundance

People covered with Israeli national flags walk onto Rabin square to take part in the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day at its 65th anniversary of the creation of the state in Tel Aviv

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.

Coronavirus: Israel's 72nd Independence Day, 1st In-Dependence Day

Now, after seven-plus decades, we are fighting an enemy we cannot understand; one which seeks to defeat us, our allies, our neighbors, and even our enemies without distinction.

Haim Bibas, chairman of the Union of Local Authorities in Israel and mayor of Modi’in

An exhibition for Independence Day showing love for the Israeli flag

The new show follows a collection of photographs of women Harpaz took to mark Israel’s 70th Independence Day, and The Eyes of the State project she presented two years earlier.

An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]

Despite coronavirus, Israelis barbecuing for Independence Day

“Instead of having customers buying for bigger parties, we have customers buying meat for the barbecues with their immediate family.”

Butcher in Jerusalem ahead of Independence Day.

Emissary for bereaved families to light Independence Day torch

The organization now has 65 branches around the country in major cities and towns to deal with bereaved families in those locations, and has some 1,000 volunteers to help carry out its activities.

A TORCH burns on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl.