Yom haatzmaut
‘Do not forget the fighters’: Chaim Malespin marks Israel’s 78th Independence Day
Malespin honored Israel’s 170 fallen soldiers over the past year, including Staff Sergeant Daniel Hamo, a fighter and paratrooper from Tiberias who fell in Gaza.
How Could We Not Dance?
Pass on the Flame!
A bitter reflection on Independence Day as Israel celebrates its 78th anniversary - opinion
Rare photo collection from Israel's War of Independence up for auction
One photo shows Arab soldiers at the Port of Haifa surrendering to Israeli forces, who then raised the Israeli and Navy flags at the Haifa port for the first time in history.
Honoring our Heroes
Sergeant Tuvia Yanai Weissman did not return to his wife and daughter. However, he saved one life and protected many more.
Company logos go blue and white for Independence Day
A montage of the newly colored logos was posted on Facebook ahead of the Yom Haatzmaut holiday.
![An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/438338 "An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]")
Independence Day is a time for all Israelis to unite, Druze honoree says
"For me, Independence Day is the festival of festivals," Zarka told The Jerusalem Post.
Mothers of kidnapped teenagers talk pain and unity that followed trauma
Rachelle Frankel, Iris Yifrach, and Bat-Galim Shaer, were brought together in the summer of 2014 after Hamas operatives kidnapped and murdered their three teenaged sons.
Basking in our nascent independence
In 1950, more than a million Israelis celebrated the nation’s second birthday.
Independence Day: 71 + 1 new reasons I love Israel
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways... again this year... in no particular order
Shoah survivor and foster mother of 52 to light torch on Independence Day
"The choice of Marie Nahmias to celebrate the 71st Independence Day represents Israel’s open heart at its best."
From tragedy to triumph
The lesson is clear – tragedy should be acknowledged, mourned and learned from, while recognizing that triumph is bound to follow.
CENTER FIELD: Israel and America at 70 - Celebrating works in progress
Still, just as Americans toasted America at 70 – despite its flaws – we should salute Israel, especially after comparing Israel today with America on July 4, 1846.
