‘I just can’t do it this year’: Amid war and infighting, Israelis hit pause on Independence Day festivities
'Is it natural to be celebrating? Of course not,' one father said
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News How US Jews are marking Israel’s war-torn Independence Day in their own communities
Many communities are incorporating Oct. 7 and the Israel-Hamas war into their holiday events
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Opinion How can I celebrate Israel’s Independence Day when my country is in turmoil?
Instead of fireworks, Israel needs leaders who are able to free the hostages and make peace with the Palestinians, writes the director of development for the Masorti Movement in Israel
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Opinion This Yom Ha’atzmaut, we need the humility to question Israel’s future
My Religious Zionism teaches me that blind faith and total despair are faulty responses to this Independence Day
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News 37 people signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence. A new podcast explores their legacy.
'Signed, Sealed, Delivered?' is an Israel-at-75 project from the creators of 'Israel Story'
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News ‘A new phase of Zionism’: Young U.S. Jews celebrate an ‘alternative’ Israeli Independence Day
As Israeli turns 75, an 'alternative Yom Hatzmaut' celebration in Israel’s secular capital combined revelry with protest
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News On Israel’s 75th Independence Day, its flag has taken on new meaning as a protest symbol
'It’s a symbol that had been hijacked for way too long by the right,' one Yom Haatzmaut partier in Tel Aviv said about the flag.
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Opinion Every reason to celebrate Israel this Yom Ha’atzmaut
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