Independence

Israel at a crossroads: Choosing between decline and a renewed vision for Israel - opinion

Israel’s future hangs in the balance as inequality, emigration, and identity debates intensify.

IRON BEAM: Part of the laser anti-missile interception system, seen in Sept.
 People watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Saker Park, Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

Israel must be more than just the nation-state of the Jewish people - opinion

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures while exiting his plane at Ben-Gurion Airport, February 25, 2026.

Parallel past, united future: Why Israel and India are natural allies - analysis

(From R-L) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with British Columbia Premier David Eby and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 28, 2026.

Trump officials meet group pushing for Alberta to gain independence from Canada


Keeping children safe: Guidelines for Independence Day celebrations

The ministry's safety guidelines emphasized some instructions for insuring the public's safety during celebrations.

Children celebrate Independence Day at Tel Aviv's Rabin Square

From the front lines in 1948

Ahead of this week’s Remembrance and Independence days, we look back at a first-hand account of the war that made Israel a reality.

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Israel and Ireland - two roads to independence

The struggle for an independent homeland began in earnest in both cases towards the end of the second decade of the 20th century.

Carte postale créée par l’institut Betsalel en l’honneur de la déclaration Balfour

IAF creates special website to follow Independence Day fly-overs

The fly-overs across the country will take place on during the later part of Thursday morning as part of the 71st Independence Day celebrations.

IAF aerobatic team over Jerusalem

Yehuda Poliker, Avi Nesher to light torches on Independence Day

Miri Regev surprises singer with the news at Herzliya show.

Avi Nesher

Modi’s outreach: Identity and realist foreign policy

This model of governance for more than 70 years with the Indian National Congress Party had left the electorate aching for a change from both the policy and the Nehruvian dynasty.

A Naga Sadhu or a Hindu holy man is covered in ashes as he participates in a procession before the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath) at "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, February 4, 2019.

Why a Bible-toting British officer is an Israeli hero 75 years after dying

Few non-Jews and even fewer British soldiers are regarded as highly in Israel as Orde Charles Wingate.

Orde Wingate 150

From 1947 to 2018 – the miracles of November 29

November 29, 1947, marked one of the greatest milestones along the road to realizing the miracle of the modern Jewish state.

Jews crowd onto a British army armoured car as they celebrate in downtown Jerusalem the morning after the United Nations voted on November 29, 1947 to partition Palestine which paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel on May 15, 1948.

Kurdistan must take responsibility for its own independence

Kurdistan must take responsibility for its own independence.

A BOY rides a bicycle with the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq.

Kurdistan must take responsibility for its own independence

Kurdistan must take responsibility for its own independence.

A BOY rides a bicycle with the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq.