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.

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.

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.

Israel turns 65 (in English)

Global

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

Israel

On Independence Day, Israelis crowd roads despite rain

Israel

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

Culture

Documentary recalls the horrors of Ma’alot school massacre

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