This Independence Day, as the sun sets above Mount Herzl and the flag of Israel waves proudly in the wind, the nation will ...

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Some Israelis have decried the inclusion of Shapiro, one of the most prominent conservative pundits in the United States.

Released hostage Emily Demari and Oren Smadja, who lost his son in Gaza, will jointly light a torch on Independence Day.

"Lighting the torch is a full-circle moment for me and my family – both personally and nationally – and a symbol of my ...

Olympic medalist Oren Smadja, the officer who rescued citizens on October 7, and the Gazan captivity survivor Emily Damari ...