Independence

Israel must build independent armaments network to end US aid dependency, Netanyahu says

"I want armaments independence. I deeply appreciate the support we have received, and which I have also brought over the years, from our American friends," the PM said.

Netanyahu speaks with reservists at Kibbutz Migdal Oz, 18 June, 2026.
DELEGATES ATTEND the 79th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 18, 2026.

DPP’s WHO participation attempt doomed to fail - opinion

IRON BEAM: Part of the laser anti-missile interception system, seen in Sept.

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

 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


'I have a dream': Jews and African Americans celebrate freedom together

"It was Dr. King who took the Hebrew Bible and made it a modern liberation manifesto, thereby demonstrating to the Jewish community, the contemporary power of Jewish prophecy and values."

RABBI ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL presents a Judaism and World Peace award to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1965.

Kosovo must present a plan to become a true independent state - opinion

Those who want to reach the pinnacle of power must understand that they need to use their power to serve the people, not to exploit those who gave them power.

KOSOVAR PRIME MINISTER Avdullah Hoti gestures during a campaign rally in Peja, Kosovo, earlier this month.

Take off your financial mask and become financially empowered – opinion

What many people don’t realize is that you really can change your financial future.

Calculating taxes

IDF honors Holocaust survivors who died during 1948 Independence War

During the visit, a memorial was held for Yitzhak "Izo" Nueman, a "last eagle" who died while dismantling mines during the war.

JEWISH IMMIGRANTS from war-torn Europe pack the ship S.S. Atzmaut (Independence, in Hebrew) as it sails into Haifa port weeks before May 14, 1948. The UK played a key and often controversial role in Israel’s history. Now it is time to support the peace plan, the author argues.

Surround Nation State Law, Israel has two identity cards

The government must be attuned to the will of the overwhelming majority of the people and amend the Nation State Law by adding the obligation to act in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence.

A MILITARY parade for Independence Day held in Israel during the early 1970s.

The unknown story of smuggling weapons to help win Israel's independence

Never before have readers gotten such an inside look at some very feisty – but also courageous and noble – characters, who changed the course of history.

American Jews smuggling weapons to Israel used Panama's airline industry for cover

Harry Truman: The man from Missouri who helped change Jewish history

Harry Truman, a man with little experience in foreign affairs, assumed the tall order of uniting the Allies, winning the war, restoring the shattered global economy, and creating a new world order.

President Harry Truman: The first to recognize the Jewish state.

IDF honors pre-state fighters on Israel's 72nd Independence Day

Before the creation of the IDF, the Jewish community was defended by Palmach and other Jewish self-defense groups.

Palmach fighter Tzipi Dagan in her home

Rivlin reminisces about establishment of Israel ahead of Independence Day

"Even on this Independence Day, there is no one like the Israeli people."

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin attends Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, to commemorate the victims of the Nazi dictatorship, in Berlin, Germany January 29, 2020.

Remembrance Day to Independence Day: From Holocaust to rebirth

This proximity raises an old question about the relationship between the Holocaust and the State of Israel. Was it the Holocaust that enabled the establishment of the state?

THE FORMER Nazi concentration camp in Sachsenhausen on the 75th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet and US troops, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) near Berlin, Germany, on April 17.