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On its 75th birthday, Israel still can't agree on what it means to be a Jewish state and a democracy
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 months agoUnder a portrait of Theodor Herzl, David Ben-Gurion on May 14, 1948, declares the establishment of a...
The creation of modern Israel
The Week via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDavid Ben Gurion, who was to become Israel's first Prime Minister, reads the Declaration of Independence May 14, 1948 at the museum in Tel Aviv, during...
A brief history of the US-Israel 'special relationship' shows how connections have shifted since...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoU.S. President Harry Truman holds a Torah given to him by Chaim Weizmann, the first president of...
A brief history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe modern state of Israel was founded in May 1948 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second World War but the conflict that has raged between...
Israel at 75: Ex-soldier, Muslim leader and others reflect on the Jewish state's legacy
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne fought in Israel’s War of Independence. Another escaped Nazi Germany on the “Voyage of the...
Why the U.N. Is Commemorating Palestinian Displacement This Year
Time via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPalestinians and supporters gather to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba in Times Square...
Celebrate Israel's 75th birthday with dance, music and prayer at these North Jersey events
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIsrael Independence Day, known in Hebrew as Yom Ha’atzmaut, honors the establishment of the Jewish...
Jewish community gathers in Clifton to celebrate Israel's Independence Day
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCLIFTON — Members of the Jewish community from the city and beyond gathered on the patch of green...
Israel was formed 75 years ago. Here’s how Jewish people in Fort Worth celebrated
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFew among us can recall a time when there was no country of Israel. Its creation began with a United...
Fact Check: Did Truman Say of the Creation of Israel, 'We Took Palestine in Small Doses'?
Snopes via Yahoo News· 6 months agoX user @harooncx7 Claim: Harry Truman said of the creation of the state of Israel, "We took...