Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) marks the anniversary of the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948. It is observed on the 5th of the Hebrew month of Iyar on the Jewish calendar, which usually falls in April. However, since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, Israel has strengthened its control over the occupied State of Palestine. While we worked on building our independent state, Israel continued its colonization of our land. In 1989, there were 189,900 Israeli settlers living in the Palestine. The full text of the state of Israel’s “proclamation of Independence,” released here today by the Provisional Jewish Government, follows: The Land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish The Farkash Gallery is proud to present the first and only comprehensive album documenting the Israeli Independence Day posters from 1948 to the last one produced in 2016. Ofra Haza performs "Arba'im" (Forty) on the 40th Independence Day of Israel, 1988. Yom Ha'atzmaut יום העצמאות = Israel's national day, commemorating the Israeli Declaration of Independence Day in Palestine, unilaterally declared on November 15, 1988, marks a pivotal moment in the Arab-Israeli conflict and the quest for Palestinian sovereignty and self-determination. This day symbolizes not only the desire for national identity but also serves as a catalyst for international recognition of the Palestinian state. You see, on May 15, 1948, the day after Israel declared their independence as a sovereign state, surrounding nations declared war on them. The Israeli Independence War, also known as the Arab-Israeli War, lasted over a year. The day before, 12 March, Peace Now held a demonstration of 50,000 in favour of the plan. [7] 24 March – An Israeli court sentences Mordechai Vanunu to 18 years in prison for disclosing Israel's nuclear weapons program to The Sunday Times. 25 April – In Israel, Ivan Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II. Commemorative issue 40th Independence Day Series: Israel Independence Day Obverse Large stylized value Scripts: Hebrew, Latin Lettering: 1 NEW SHEQEL 1988 התשמ"ח שקל חדש Designer: Asher Kalderon Reverse Stylized figures of government within large numeral 40 Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin Lettering: 40 שנה למדינת ישראל ٤٠ عاماً لإسرائيل 40 ISRAEL'S 40TH Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Yom HaAtzma’ut began on 20-Apr-1988 and ended on 21-Apr-1988 The Palestinian Declaration of Independence formally established the State of Palestine, and was written by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and proclaimed by Yasser Arafat on 15 November 1988 (5 Rabiʽ al-Thani 1409) in Algiers, Algeria. It had previously [1] been adopted by the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), by a vote Independence Day Coin, 1988 5748 40 th Anniversary of the State of Israel On 5 lyar 5708, 1878 years after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans and 51 years after the First Zionist Congress in Basel under the leadership ot Theodore Herzl, visionary ot the Jewish State, the National Committee, headed by David Ben The Israeli Declaration of Independence, formally the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel[2] (Hebrew: הכרזה על הקמת מדינת ישראל), was proclaimed on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar 5708), at the end of the civil war phase and beginning of the international phase of the 1948 Palestine war, by David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization [a The day preceding Israel's independence day is Yom HaZikaron, which is dedicated to the memory of fallen Israeli soldiers and Israeli civilian victims of terrorism. In the Hebrew calendar, days begin in the evening; Yom Ha'atzmaut is observed from nightfall until the following evening of the designated day. [2] The meeting was led by David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization, [a][3] Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, and soon to be first Prime Minister of Israel. [4] The event is celebrated annually in Israel as Independence Day, a national holiday on 5 Iyar of every year according to the Hebrew calendar. Everything you need to know about Israeli Independence Day Including why the date changes every year and 10 other fascinating facts about how uniquely Israelis celebrate this national holiday. Independence Day Independence Day is celebrated on the fifth day of the Hebrew mont h of Iyar or in proximity to that date. This was the day on which David Ben-Gurion announced the establishment of the State of Israel upon the termination of the British Mandate. Chicago’s Jewish community celebrates Israel Independence Day on Tuesday in Daley Plaza. Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948. The celebration was muted in the wake of the Israel Independence Day Coin, 1988 5748 40 th Anniversary of the State of Israel On 5 lyar 5708, 1878 years after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans and 51 years after the First Zionist Congress in Basel under the leadership ot Theodore Herzl, visionary ot the Jewish State, the National Committee, headed by David Ben Independence Day Coin, 1988 5748 40 th Anniversary of the State of Israel On 5 lyar 5708, 1878 years after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans and 51 years after the First Zionist Congress in Basel under the leadership ot Theodore Herzl, visionary ot the Jewish State, the National Committee, headed by David Ben
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