Tag: Yom Hatzmaut
Israel Lowers Its Cultural Standards of Excellence
Another Independence Day. Another day in which the aroma of roasting meat fills the air wherever you turn. My Other Half (OH) and I are as guilty as anyone else of adding to the...
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...
World leaders congratulate the Jewish state on 70 years
Leaders from around the world sent letters of congratulations to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on the occasion of Israel’s 70th Independence Day.
While a tweet on Wednesday congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a letter...
70 years of miracles
Like some of the past celebrations of Israel’s Independence Day, the fuss being made about Israel’s 70th birthday this year hasn’t penetrated too far into the American Jewish consciousness. While those Jewish activists who...
Netanyahu, Rivlin reflect on Israel’s 70th anniversary in video messages
In video greetings recorded in English, both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin reflected on Israel’s milestone 70th anniversary, saying that the Jewish state is “just getting started.”
“This year Israel celebrates...
300 Intel drones to light skies over Jerusalem at Israel Independence celebration
Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, will join Israel for Wednesday night’s 70th-anniversary celebrations, bringing along 300 Intel drones to help put on a massive light show in the skies over Jerusalem.
“I am excited to...
Walking in the footsteps of those who battled in 1948
Members of the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli civilians are jointly commemorating the decisive battles of the 1948 War of Independence ahead of national celebrations of Israel’s 70th year of Independence.
“When you study the...