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Ukrainian Jewish immigrants arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 20, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Immigration to Israel smashes 20-year record

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Some 38,000 new immigrants will celebrate their first Independence Day as Israeli citizens this year, according to figures released by the Jewish Agency on Sunday. The figure marks a two-decade immigration record. The data also...
Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER at Brisbane International Airport, Feb. 21, 2008. Credit: Kwlothrop/Wikipedia.

Emirati airlines pull out of Israel’s Independence Day flyover

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United Arab Emirates airlines Etihad and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announced on Tuesday that they will not be participating in a flyover of civilian aircraft as part of Israel’s Independence Day celebrations on May...
Students from the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy perform an Israeli flag routine at a Yom Ha’azmaut event in Livingston, N.J., on April 15, 2021. Photo by Faygie Holt.

New Jersey town celebrates Israel with flag-raising, student performance

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The Township of Livingston, N.J., less than 30 miles west of New York City, raised an Israeli flag over its town hall in celebration of Yom Ha’azmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, on Thursday. The annual event is...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcoming Israel's 73rd Independence Day celebration. Source: Screenshot.

Blinken: US commitment to Israel ‘ironclad,’ welcomes more normalization agreements

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that America’s commitment to Israel is “ironclad,” and that he—and the Biden administration—supports more normalization agreements. Blinken appeared as part of a virtual event hosted by Israel’s embassy...
Crowds back out in Tel Aviv after a year of grappling with coronavirus lockdowns, April 4, 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

On its 73rd Independence Day, Israel’s population hits 9.3 million

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Ahead of Israel’s 72nd Independence Day, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has published the nation’s latest population figures. The Jewish state is home to 9,327,000 people, among them 6.894 million Jews (73.9 percent of...
Movie reels. Credit: Aleksanderdnp via Wikipedia.

Ahead of Israel Independence Day, Jerusalem Cinematheque releases rare historical videos

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The Jerusalem Cinematheque’s Israel Film Archive recently launched an innovative website featuring Israeli cinema through its generations. The new website, which includes 7,000 items, is accessible and free of charge in both Hebrew and English, the Cinematheque...
San Francisco City Hall illuminated in blue and white for Yom Ha'atzmaut in 2020. Credit: Israeli-American Council.

Landmarks across America to light up blue and white for Israeli Independence Day

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Buildings across America will light up in the blue-and-white colors of the Israeli national flag to honor Yom Ha’aztmaut, Israel’s 73rd Independence Day, which starts on Wednesday evening and lasts through Thursday. The buildings will...
Israel celebrates Independence Day. Illustrative photo via Shutterstock.

73 fun facts about Israel

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Israel has the highest number of altruistic kidney donations per capita in the world: 1,005 in the past 11 years, and counting. The oldest tree in Israel is a jujube tree in Ein Hatzeva...
Ambassador Danny Danon delivers a speech to more than 60 foreign envoys at the Tel Aviv Hilton, April 11, 2021. Credit: Courtesy.

Israel’s former UN envoy hosts foreign diplomats at Independence Day event in Tel Aviv

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Danny Danon, formerly Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, hosted a diplomatic event in Tel Aviv on Sunday in honor of the country’s upcoming 73rd Independence Day. During the in-person event at the city’s...
Ruth Cohen and her parents with Shafir Regional Council head Adir Neeman (far left). Credit: Shafir Regional Council.

Israeli 11th-grader wins International Bible Contest

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Ruth Cohen, a 16-year-old student from the Barahan Ulpana school in Merkaz Shapira in southern Israel, won the 2020 International Bible Contest in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the first female student in a decade...