Click here to download the video to share (don’t forget to add the link to the donation) Just before the opening of the summer session of the Knesset, there will be the largest million-person demonstration in history, calling for the reform of the justice system and urging government ministers and members of the Knesset: You
At the Outstanding Soldiers ceremony held at the President’s Residence on Independence Day, three soldiers from haredi units were noted for their excellence and outstanding service. Avraham Bar Noy, a soldier in Netzach Yehuda, was surprised by his mother, who decided to attend the ceremony at the last minute. She was aided by the President’s
Hundreds of Har Hamor Yeshiva students celebrate Independence Day with music and dancing.
IDF says incident didn’t involve emergency landing; locals from Kibbutz Ga’ash reportedly bring pilots refreshments
Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, belonging to 88-member Assembly of Experts responsible for selecting supreme leader, said killed in armed attack; assailant arrested
Opponents of the proposed judicial reform on Tuesday hung Israeli flags with the words, “Free in our land,” outside the homes of haredi elected officials. Among others, flags with the writing were hung outside the home of Deputy Culture Minister Ya’akov Tesler (United Torah Judaism), who lives in Ashdod. A group of demonstrators also waited
In honor of Israel’s 75th Independence Day, El Al airplane crews are serving special meals based on Israel’s most iconic food: falafel. El Al chef Assaf Granit has created a special menu for this day, with the assistance of Israel’s largest falafel chain, “Falafel be’Ribua” (Falafel in the Square). Passengers on selected El Al flights
A one-year-old toddler has been killed in a traffic collision at the Negev Junction in the south of the country. MDA responders treated four people at the scene: two people in serious condition (one of whom is an six-year-old boy), and two others who were moderately injured. All four have been transported to Soroka Hospital
‘Anonymous Sudan’ said to target Haifa site and Israel Ports Development & Assets Company with DDoS denial of service assault
Hundreds of people visited the site of the destroyed town of Homesh on Wednesday morning, holding festive Independence Day prayers. The event is the first since the cancellation of the Disengagement Law, which prohibited the entrance of Israelis into northern Samaria towns which were destroyed in the 2005 Disengagement. MK Limor Sohn Har-Melech (Otzma Yehudit),
The Empire State Building”s world-famous tower lights on Tuesday night, local time, are shining blue and white – the colors of the flag of Israel – to honor Israel”s 75th Independence Day. “From midnight-sunrise tonight, the Empire State Building will be shining Blue + White in celebration of Israel’s 75th Independence Day,” the management wrote
As the State of Israel celebrates its 75th Independence Day, the International Youth Bible Contest is taking place for the 60th time in Jerusalem. The contest is being presented by Guy Zuaretz, and among those present are Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Education Minister Yoav Kisch, and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion. This
‘IAF flyover here is another sign of our sovereignty in Kiryat Arba-Hebron,’ Kiryat Arba-Hebron Council head Eliyahu Libman says.
Flybys across the country will feature over 100 aircraft; IDF chief of staff says army acts as a common denominator providing strength through unity; crowds flock to nature parks
Judge Mark Gamble sets June 28-29 for sentencing following Israeli principal’s conviction on 18 charges relating to sexual abuse of sisters Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper
There are many descriptions of how the new state of Israel was welcomed. US Army Jewish Chaplain Oscar [Lt. Colonel] M. Lifshutz was an officer dealing with Jewish Affairs, whose duty was to visit Jewish displaced persons camps in post-war Europe. On May 14, 1948 in Tel Aviv, David Ben-Gurion, chairman of the Jewish Agency,
In advance of Independence Day, researchers from the Haredi Policy Research Institute compiled some of the statistics related to population growth in the haredi community up to the current day. The Institute’s researchers note that precise figures dating back to the early years of the State are not available, as official data on haredim as
The divers of the Underwater Observatory Park in Eilat submerged today together with the Israeli flag for the routine feeding in Parks’ shark pool, which is the largest such pool in the Middle East. Visitors to the Observatory watched the divers’ tribute in honor of Independence Day alongside the marine animals, including the sharks, living
In government-held territory, residents hope rapprochement will bring trade and investment, while in opposition-held areas locals feel increasingly isolated and abandoned
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal on Wednesday morning hosted the central Independence Day celebrations at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. Attending the event are Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Likud), IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and past and current Matkal generals. The ceremony began with a flyover of
In honor of Israel’s Independence Day, Ezri Tobe presents a stunning selection of photos showing Israel from a drone’s perspective.
In the last few days, I have been asked the same question, 1,000 times “What”s going to be with our beloved Israel?” and my answer has always been the same: “The future is bright! Things are going to be great, and I am not worried at all.” – One second Not worried about the protests?
As the State of Israel celebrates its 75th Independence Day, let’s take a look at once of its exceptional features: support of Torah study. Whatever you think about learning Torah, it’s indisputable that Israel has the largest concentration of Torah scholars in the world, and that Israel is the only country that provides direct financial
Israel Story creator Mishy Harman and producer Mitch Ginsburg track down descendants of Declaration of Independence signatories in a new series, ‘Signed, Sealed and Delivered?’
More than 6 hours after losing communication, ispace speculates its spacecraft suffered same fate as Israel’s failed Beresheet landing in 2019
Former NBA star Omri Casspi, who was selected by the Israeli Foreign Ministry to present an Independence Day video, has stressed the role of faith in Israel’s past, present, and future. Casspi was chosen to present the video due to his relatively high profile in the United States, where he is known to maintain strong
Israel will mark its 75th Independence Day with its traditional flyover, ceremony honoring outstanding soldiers, International Youth Bible Contest, and the Israel Prize ceremony. Parallel to the flyover, which will take place Wednesday morning and early afternoon, there will also be a flotilla including dozens off naval vessels making their way from the South Acadia
The traditional flyover in honor of Israel’s 75th Independence Day will take place Wednesday morning and early afternoon – this year, with foreign pilots joining the celebrations. The flyover will begin at 9:20a.m. and include fighter planes, fighter jets, refueling and cargo planes, and more. The aircraft will be flown by IAF pilots in both
In unity message for Independence Day, apartment block in southern border town displays images of the victims to highlight ‘we are all brothers in this country’
Islamic State terrorist held responsible for suicide blast that killed 13 US troops and 170 Afghans, was killed in a series of battles early this month in southern Afghanistan
Beginner and intermediate Talmud courses are back on the course schedule for undergraduate students at Yeshiva University”s Stern College for Women, after an uproar over their cancellation. Stern College administrators had said the school would not offer beginning and intermediate Talmud &mdash courses about a foundational Jewish text for women at the country”s flagship Modern
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday sent a message of friendship to Israel in honor of the country’s 75th Independence Day. “Today we celebrate 75 years of Israel’s independence and friendship with Europe,” she tweeted. Addressing herself to Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and all the people of Israel, von der
Some find it difficult to rejoice on Yom Ha”atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) because they have accepted the false accusation, as if the Zionist movement caused the abandonment of Torah and mitzvot. However, the truth is the exact opposite. Although there were many secularists who worked within the Zionist movement, and some of them even wanted
Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country’s dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, AFP reported on Tuesday, citing local media. Police in Tehran have referred the case against Katayoun Riahi and Pantea Bahram to Iran’s judiciary, accusing them of “the crime of
We were just kids. But we understood. A momentous event had taken place. Israel had declared its Independence, and the American president, Truman, had endorsed the Declaration. Later, we would learn that Truman had caught his own ministers by surprise, as when he announced his decision at a press conference. His UN envoys and his
As many as 50,000 Jews traveled to a Hungarian town for the anniversary of a noted rabbi”s death this week, marking significant growth for the annual pilgrimage and generating what the town”s mayor called “culture shock” for non-Jewish locals. Since the fall of communism in 1989, Jewish pilgrims have been visiting Bodrogkeresztur, known as Kerestir
‘No’ votes more than double those against 2021 bill for Iron Dome funding; J Street protests resolution’s omission of backing for two-state solution but didn’t call to oppose it
Weizmann Institute neuroimmunologist bucked convention to prove that brain is not isolated from immune system, leading to possible therapies to treat Alzheimer’s and other diseases
(JNS) Words cannot describe the pain I feel, the silence I go through. I would do anything to go back a month to the days before the tragedy, before all of this happened, before our lives took a turn for the worse. I can”t digest that the whole world knows my face because of this
An administrative court in the German city of Frankfurt has ruled that neither the city nor the state of Hesse had the right to cancel a Roger Waters concert which is scheduled to take place at the Frankfurt Festhalle on May 29. According to Deutsche Welle, the court said in its ruling on Monday that,
US president has racked up series of policy wins after initial missteps, but will have to overcome detractors — including majority of Democrats — who don’t want him to run again
German authorities have arrested a Syrian man on suspicion of planning to carry out an explosives attack motivated by Islamic extremism, officials said Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. Federal police said officers arrested the 28-year-old man early Tuesday in the northern city of Hamburg based on a court-issued warrant for suspected terrorism financing offenses.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said on Tuesday that he would forgo another presidential bid of his own and instead endorse President Joe Biden”s reelection. Sanders, who was Biden”s chief rival in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, told The Associated Press that he would “do everything I can to see the president is reelected.” “The last
While the number of Jewish children rose by 17%, enrollment at afterschool programs dropped by 45%, indicating that parents may be seeking alternatives – or opting out completely
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken released a statement on Tuesday on the occasion of Israel”s Independence Day. “On behalf of the United States of America, I want to offer congratulations to all Israelis on the 75th anniversary of Israel”s statehood,” wrote Blinken. “Ever since President Truman recognized the State of Israel just minutes after
Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Tzipi Hotovely, spoke on Tuesday at the Memorial Day ceremony of the Israeli embassy in London, which was held at JFS, the largest Jewish high school in Europe. Hotovely chose to dedicate her remarks to the memory of the members of the Dee family, Maia, Rina and Lucy, who
A Russian missile hit a museum building in the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others, The Associated Press reported. Ukrainian officials said the Russian military used S-300 air defense missiles to attack the city, located in the Kharkiv region, hitting the museum of local history in
Americans who back the 80-year-old US president express concern that he’s ‘probably a little antiquated,’ but note lack of clear alternative Democratic candidate for 2024
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for the expansion and strengthening of the Abraham Accords and expressing support for US relations with Israel. The resolution, which passed on Israel”s 75th Independence Day, was approved by a majority of 401 to 19. The text says that the
Germany”s Ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, shared a video of prominent figures in German society congratulating Israel on the occasion of its 75th Independence Day. Among those in the video is German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who said, “When David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel 75 years ago, the Jewish people finally
