Israel Independence Day

When El Al flew to Tehran — and 9 other things you may not know about Israel’s past

Read about David Ben-Gurion’s role in inventing Israeli couscous, the descendants of Nazis who live in Israel and the British royal buried in Jerusalem.

By Uriel Heilman April 14, 2015 5:33 pm

Obama wishes Israel happy ‘Yom Ha’atzmaut’

President Obama wished Israel a happy independence day in a statement that reiterated his commitment to the two-state solution.

May 6, 2014 1:01 pm

For Yom Haatzmaut, Israel literally takes the cake

JTA staffer Marcy Oster’s family gets creative in the kitchen each year for Israeli Independence Day.

May 5, 2014 4:24 pm

Israel turns 65 (in English)

By Adam Soclof May 14, 2013 11:40 am

Israeli singer lifts protester on S. Africa stage, hands off to security

By Suzanne Belling April 17, 2013 6:45 pm

On Independence Day, Israelis crowd roads despite rain

By Ron Kampeas April 16, 2013 11:06 am

At Yom Ha’atzmaut, school shows it’s OK for Jewish, Arab students to have differences

By Eetta Prince-Gibson April 23, 2012 9:11 pm

Documentary recalls the horrors of Ma’alot school massacre

By Sue Fishkoff May 5, 2011 8:30 pm

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