‘Israel reminds us that it is possible to overcome’: Ritchie Torres gives Israeli Independence Day speech from House floor.

Israel has 9,327,000 citizens, more than 11 times its population of 806,000 at the time of the establishment of the modern Jewish state in 1948.

Regardless of religion, gender, political stance or any other factors, Yom Ha’atzmaut is a time to celebrate the birthday of the country that we love!

Watch and get a taste of how Israeli Independence Day started and is celebrated around the world, from the street parties and ceremonies in Israel to festivals all around the world.

Muslim nurse who said Shema with dying Jewish patient to light Independence Day torch in Israel’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations.

Israel has won many wars, including the war on the pandemic, allowing its citizens to go out again and celebrate!

Each year, Israel observes two somber days of remembrance within a week, followed by Independence Day celebrations throughout the country. The connection is profound.

The envoys expressed their admiration for the Jewish state, citing its innovation, history and culture, among other qualities.

In this webinar, Rabbi Ari Enkin discusses Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel Remembrance and Independence Day.

During the annual Independence Day fly-over, Israeli jets saluted medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus battle. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Israeli Air Force dedicated this year’s Independence Day fly-over to the nation’s hospitals, saluting nurses, doctors, and other medical staff. Four Beechcraft T-6 Texan II aircraft completed the maneuvers, bringing… Read more »

The Jewish state is celebrating 72 years of independence.

This year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations will be different than those in the previous 71 years, but you can count on Israelis to create new ways to honor their nation.

The State of Israel is central to our existence. It is like the skeletal form of our body – it holds us upright.

This young Arab-Israel medic volunteers to save lives and works to increase awareness of the Holocaust in her community.

Memorial Day in Israel includes a two-minute siren nationwide in which nearly the entire country literally stops in its tracks to commemorate the fallen.

Israel’s Independence Day is observed immediately after Memorial Day to remind us that without the sacrifice of Israel’s fallen heroes there would be no triumphant future.

Although public gatherings to honor Israel’s fallen and celebrate independence have been cancelled due to coronavirus, there are many great ways to pay tribute and virtually participate.

Israel’s Memorial Day and 73rd Independence Day are coming up, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation will be very different this year.

Israel’s 71st anniversary ‘celebrates the unique Israeli spirit as expressed by the establishment of the State of Israel: overcoming difficulties against all odds.’

Israeli Independence Day is more than a holiday. It’s a time to take stock of the country’s incredible achievements – the reason why peace remains elusive.

The Jewish people have achieved something that no other people have achieved, says Israeli PM Netanyahu in his Independence Day greeting.

Since 1948, Boys Town Jerusalem has been helping Israel grow. On Israel’s Independence Day, we celebrate 71 years of contributing to Israel’s achievements.

On Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s 71st Independence Day, the words of the national anthem ring in our minds and hearts. Hatikva. The Hope.

Hundreds of Jews from Ukraine arrived in Israel just in time to enjoy the Jewish state’s joyous Yom Ha’Atzmaut revelry.

When Israelis caught the the prime minister and his wife in Jerusalem’s Rose Garden on Independence Day, a joyous celebration ensued!

‘Warm wishes for the joy and happiness to all of Israel’s citizens in the coming year,’ Queen Elizabeth wrote Israel. 

As Israel celebrates its 70th birthday, take time to ponder that the modern Jewish state’s very existence is the most amazing comeback story in history!

Seventy nations celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday sending their love to the Jewish state and share with the world why they stand united with Israel!

The White House released a video wishing the state of Israel a Happy Independence day!

Israel is celebrating its 70th birthday. Festivities begin in the evening and continue throughout the day. Happy Birthday Israel!

The Independence Trail takes visitors past 10 heritage sites focusing on two of the most crucial events in modern Israeli history: the birth of Tel Aviv in 1909 and the birth of Israel itself in 1948.

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the State of Israel, 15 choirs around the world sang a moving rendition of an ancient Jewish prayer for peace.

“You have been lighting torches for many years, in your lives… you have illuminated the State of Israel in a great light that will burn for many years after the torches of the ceremony are extinguished,” Knesset Speaker Edelstein told the torch lighters.

On its 70th Independence Day, Israel can be proud of its booming population and thriving economy.

World leaders have asked Netanyahu for the secret to Israel’s success, and he goes ahead and reveals that secret!

Nefesh b’Nefesh urges Jews in the diaspora to join the people of Israel in the Jewish homeland – or to put it simply, to ‘come home.’

Israel is celebrating its 69th birthday. Festivities, beginning in the evening, continue throughout the day. Happy Birthday Israel!

‘It was a moment of triumph for our people,’ Netanyahu declared in his address on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the State of Israel.

Every year, on Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Israel Independence Day, IDF jets fly over the entire country as part of the celebrations, performing coordinated stunts.

This song of love to the State of Israel was written and recorded a few days before Yom Hazikaron (and Yom Ha’Atzmaut 2017.

Israel came to a standstill to mark Yom Hazikaron, national Memorial Day, in commemoration of the fallen IDF soldiers and victims of terror.

Here are five miracles Israel experienced over the past year.

Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, is the first non-Israeli chosen to light a torch at the national Independence Day ceremony.

Many thousands joined in prayers of thanksgiving at the Western Wall on Independence Day, immediately following Remembrance Day.

UN ambassadors from many countries across the globe greeted Israel Independence Day – wishing her a happy 68th birthday, peace and prosperity. Amazing but true!

Netanyahu delivered an inspiring greeting on the occasion of Yom Ha’Atzmaut, acknowledging the important contributions made by Israel’s passionate supporters.

Memorial Day in Israel happens to be on the day in which Kfar Etzion fell to the Jordanian Arab Legion, which massacred hundreds on that day in May, 1948.

In 1948, the Jews achieved one of the most remarkable and inspiring accomplishments in human history. Take a quick look at Israel today, 68 years later, to know that our little country in an ongoing story of daily miracles!

In this video, past and future come together, as young and old share an experience that can only be described as “a dream come true.”

An artist uses his creative talent to portray the miraculous journey from the birth of Zionism to the establishment of the State of Israel.