Tag: Yom Ha’atzmaut
Blinken congratulates Israel on its 74th Independence Day
As Israel celebrates 74 years since its independence, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent his congratulations in a statement on Wednesday.
Blinken said the relationship between the United States and Israel is unshakeable, based...
Conference of Presidents, AZM launch site for Israel’s ‘Diamond Jubilee’ at 75
As Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) approaches, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the American Zionist Movement have launched the “National Coordinating Council for Israel at 75” to prepare national...
Israeli cities join Tel Aviv in canceling Independence Day fireworks for PTSD veterans
A number of Israeli cities on Monday announced that they would cancel fireworks shows on the eve of Independence Day on Wednesday, a day after the Tel Aviv Municipality announced that it would take...
Erdoğan sends Herzog letter marking Israel Independence Day
Israeli President Isaac Herzog talked with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday when they exchanged pleasantries for mutual holidays, stated Herzog’s office.
At the start of their phone conversation, Herzog wished Erdoğan and the...
Immigration to Israel smashes 20-year record
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...
New Jersey town celebrates Israel with flag-raising, student performance
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...
Blinken: US commitment to Israel ‘ironclad,’ welcomes more normalization agreements
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...
On its 73rd Independence Day, Israel’s population hits 9.3 million
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...
Ahead of Israel Independence Day, Jerusalem Cinematheque releases rare historical videos
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...
Landmarks across America to light up blue and white for Israeli Independence Day
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...