Tag: Israel Independence Day
Some 270 lone soldiers begin IDF service as Israel turns 72
Nearly 270 lone soldiers were drafted into the Israel Defense Forces on Thursday, following Israel’s 72nd Independence Day.
The new recruits included Jewish men and women, ages 18 to 22, from the United States, Canada,...
This Yom Hazikaron: Remembering what we have lost
Israelis and Zionists around the world will mark Yom Hazikaron this year starting on the evening of April 27. Yom Hazikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Israel ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah, literally: Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of...
Nationwide celebration of Israel to stress resilience, Jewish unity after synagogue shootings
Israelis, Israeli-Americans and supporters of Israel worldwide had circled May 8-9, as their occasion to celebrate the Jewish state’s 71st birthday. Indeed, this year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) came and went with the...
U.S. State Dept. sends birthday greetings to Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued the following statement on the occasion of Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israel’s Independence Day:
“On behalf of the American people, I offer best wishes and congratulations to all Israelis as...
Postcard discovered of David Ben-Gurion writing, ‘State of Israel has been born!’
A postcard written and signed by Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, just one day after officially declaring the State of Israel’s independence, was recently discovered. Dated on the sixth day of the Hebrew...
Group of 220 new immigrants from Ukraine arrive before Israel Independence Day
Just a few days before Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut)—despite the fact that more than 600 rockets were fired at Israel over the weekend by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip—220 Jews...
Regev to reinstate Diaspora Jewry Independence Day torch at behest of France
In a reversal of her prior decision to omit Diaspora Jewry as a represented group for Israel’s upcoming annual Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony, Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev said she will reinstate the...
Israel embassy holds first independence celebration in Cairo in seven years
The Nile Ritz Carlton in Cairo was the scene of Israel Independence Day celebrations hosted by the Israel Embassy in Egypt on Tuesday, the first such festivity since the Arab Spring uprising in 2011.
Although...
An open letter to the Muslim world
Dear Muslim world,
The State of Israel is 70 years old today, and I am writing from its capital city, Jerusalem.
I realize that for most of you, the words I have just written will cause...
Trump tweets Israel ‘Happy Birthday’ message, reiterates embassy move
U.S. President Donald Trump issued effusive congratulations to Israel on the occasion of the country’s 70th anniversary, saying the United States has “no better friends anywhere,” and reiterating his pledge to move the American...