ON MAY 15, 1948, the orchestra became theIsrael Philharmonic Orchestra(IPO), and its relationship with the people of Israel has a deserved place in the reflections about nationhood, identity, and independence that mark Independence Day. As the National Council and the guests made their way to t...
History of Israeli Independence Day The Gregorian date for the day in which Israel independence was proclaimed is May 14th, 1948 when David ben Gurion publicly read the Proclamation of the Establishment of the State of Israel, and the end of the British Mandate in Israel. ...
1948 — the day when David ben Gurion officially read the Proclamation of the Establishment of the State of Israel. The formation of Israel also meant that the British rule in the country had ended and the citizens were now free. With this, Independence Day was declared a ‘state holiday’...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog (R, front) and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L, front) attend an event for the distinguished service of soldiers during Israel's 74th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem, on May 5, 2022. Israelis joined a slew of national celebrations to mark the country...
Today isYom Ha’Atzmaut(יום העצמאות), Israel’s 66th Independence Day, which is celebrated based on the Jewish calendar (5th ofIyar) rather than the common calendar date of May 14th, 1948. Israel’s declaration of independence took place atIndependence Hallin Tel ...
Independence Day of the State of IsraelTHE independent State of Israel was established with Tel Aviv as its capital on May 14, 1948.Manila Bulletin
The attack came at the end of Israel's Independence Day, which marks the statehood of Israel in 1948. "The joy of Independence Day was cut short in an instant. A murderous attack in Elad that shocks the heart and soul," Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid wrote on Twitter. ...
Screenshot taken from i24News.com Israel's Independence Day is actually celebrated over two days. On the first day we remember all the fallen soldiers who died since Israel declared its first independence in 1948. Officially it is called the 'Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars...
In the State of Israel it is a formal holiday, so almost everyone has the day off. Yom Ha’atzmaut in Israel is always preceded by Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers. The message of linking these two days is clear: Israelis owe their independence — the very...
The Arab invasion of Israel, beginning on its day of independence in 1948, was certainlynota genocide of Palestinians. Coates discusses the“massacre” by Israeli soldiers of the Arab village of Deir Yassin(an event badly distorted byWikipedia, which repeatedly mentions rapes that never happened),...