Fourth of July

‘Which homeland?’ American Jews do not have to choose between Israel and US - opinion

For Israelis, America’s 250th anniversary may seem like a distant national commemoration. Yet America’s ideals, influence, and relationship with Israel have profoundly shaped modern Jewish history.

|ByCHARLES E. SAVENOR
COMBINED US-ISRAEL flag on the Lebanon border, March 30.
Boats sail along the East River, July 4, 2026; illustrative.

No injuries after Delta plane hit by July 4 fireworks while preparing to land at a Chicago airport

"We just had a firework hit our plane," a pilot told air traffic control, a recording of the incident shows. The pilot said it had occurred at about 200ft (61m), according to BBC reporting.

|ByJAMES GENN, ESTHER DAVIS
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina, March 1938.

Saying thank you to the United States as it celebrates 250 years of freedom - opinion

America’s Founding Fathers, devout Christians for the most part, saw themselves as the Children of Israel, and their journey from Europe to freedom on the new continent as an Exodus from Egypt.

|BySHUKI FRIEDMAN
Former Israeli hostage Alon Ohel at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2026.

Former hostage Alon Ohel performs song to honor Oct. 7 victims at New York Fourth of July event

Alon Ohel was a musician prior to October 7 and has reignited his love for piano after 737 days in Hamas captivity, performing original songs, often with lyrics about his experience in the war.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Highland Park shooter: Gunman pleads not guilty at arraignment

Robert Crimo III, the gunman who killed 7 people and injured 30 at an infamous 4th of July shooting, pled not guilty to the charges.

AUGUST 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Robert E. Crimo III, suspect in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US is seen in initial booking photograph from the Highland Park Police Department released July 6, 2022

July 4 Highland Park shooter to be arraigned

The July 4 Highland Park shooter is to be arraigned on Wednesday on 117 counts connected to the attack. That is including the 21 charges of first-degree murder.

AUGUST 3, 2022ByREUTERS
Community members gather at a memorial site near the parade route the day after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US July 5, 2022

Suspect in July 4 mass shooting near Chicago indicted on 117 counts

Police said they had no immediate evidence of any antisemitic or racist basis for the attack in heavily Jewish Highland Park

JULY 27, 2022ByREUTERS
Robert E. Crimo III, suspect in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US is seen in initial booking photograph from the Highland Park Police Department released July 6, 2022

We cannot continue to minimize antisemitism - opinion

It’s time to call out the blatant, antisemitic coverage that’s providing cover to the rising wave of antisemitism in the US and beyond.

JULY 11, 2022ByEMILY SCHRADER
MOURNERS ATTEND a vigil after the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

Highland Park shooting suspect admits to deadly attack, prosecutor says

Authorities said on Tuesday that the 21-year-old suspect, Robert E. Crimo III, planned the attack for weeks before climbing up to his sniper's perch from an alley and firing more than 70 rounds.

JULY 6, 2022ByREUTERS
Robert E. Crimo III, suspect in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US is seen in initial booking photograph from the Highland Park Police Department released July 6, 2022

Jewish toddler orphaned at Highland Park Fourth of July parade massacre

Aiden reportedly survived because his father shielded him with his body • shooter's father is a well-known local figure who owns a deli and once unsuccessfully ran for mayor

JULY 6, 2022ByHALEY COHEN
Children, carrying a Highland Park Aquatics banner, pause after hearing gunfire, at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. July 4, 2022 in this screengrab obtained from social media video

Suspected Highland Park July 4 shooter planned attack for weeks

"Our nation needs to have a conversation about these weekly events involving the murder of dozens of people with legally obtained guns," Mayor Rotering said.

JULY 5, 2022ByREUTERS
A vehicle is seen adorned with American flags after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US July 4, 2022.

Who is suspected Highland Park shooter Robert E. Crimo III?

Crimo shot at a 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing six and injuring many others.

JULY 5, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Robert E. Crimo III.

I felt safer near Gaza than Highland Park -Israeli survivor of shooting 

Israeli-American resident of Gaza periphery community who witnessed July 4 shooting speaks with the ‘Post’.

JULY 5, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Highland Park Public Library

Highland Park shooter captured, police confirm

Shooter captured • 22-year-old gunman identified as Robert E. Crimo III • One of two Jewish victims identified by local synagogue

JULY 4, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Police deploy after gunfire erupted at a Fourth of July parade route in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. July 4, 2022 in a still image from video.