Posts Tagged: Israel Independence
Israeli Independence: How Did the Press React in 1948?
On May 14, 1948, as the British Mandate of Palestine came to a close, political representatives of the Jewish community gathered in Tel Aviv to...
The Five Miracles of Israel
JNS.org – One of the problems with the need to always defend yourself is that you can lose sight of the big picture. In recent...
May 14, 1948 — Miracle or Catastrophe?
On May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. Shortly thereafter, five Arab states invaded to join Palestinian fighters in a campaign to destroy the new...
Einstein’s Written Warning to Jews, After Israel Declares Independence, Up for Sale
JNS.org - A signed written warning by legendary physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein to the Jewish people, written just days after Israel’s independence in...
Israel’s Independence Day: We Have a Lot to Celebrate
Last week, we commemorated the genocidal murder of 6 million Jews – the most barbaric episode in our 2,000 years of exile which was sporadically...
Israel’s Second Declaration of Independence
Make no mistake about it, Israel's election last Tuesday amounted to a second declaration of independence for the modern Jewish State. To begin with, the election...
Reflections on the UN Partition of Palestine
The day was November 29, 1947, the time, 5:50 p.m. EST. The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution that would divide the Land of...
IDF Chief Gantz to Druze Community: We Are Brothers in Arms
Israel's Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, sent a letter to Israel's Druze community Wednesday in honor of the Druze...
Independence Day and the Zionist Vision
As we launch into our 65th Independence Day celebrations it is timely to review and rationally assess the extent to which our Zionist objectives...
IDF Chief Gantz Celebrates Independence Day With Dina Aliyev
A moving moment marked the top of Tuesday morning's "Singing Independence" ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem. Chief of Staff Lt. Benny Gantz spent...
Israeli Opera Singer Attacked With Stink Bombs in South Africa
An Israeli opera singer says he was attacked with stink bombs during a performance Monday night in South Africa to celebrate Israel's Independence. Yaniv D'Or wrote...
Obama, Pope, World Leaders Offer Congratulations On Israel’s Independence Day
On Tuesday, Israel celebrated the country's Independence Day. In honor of the occasion, several world leaders passed along their congratulations to Israel's President Shimon Peres...
Israeli Defense Ministry Ahead of Memorial Day: 23,085 Have Fallen in Israel’s Wars
Ahead of Israel's Memorial Day on Monday the Defense Ministry released its annual figures of fallen soldiers. According to the Ministry, 92 soldiers fell this...
A Lifetime of Jewish Music on Display at Lincoln Center
Matthew "Mati" Lazar has been dedicated to the creation of Jewish music for most of his life. On Sunday, May 20th, the Maestro and his...
