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 THEN-PRESIDENT Shimon Peres sings ‘Hatikva’ with Israeli youngsters, 2008.

‘Hatikvah’: Hope and faith – why olim come to Israel - opinion

 Israel Police squad car.

Israel Police arrest 4 men for gang-raping woman in her apartment

AMERICAN AND ISRAELI flags fly during a demonstration in support of Israel at the US Capitol in 2002.

The US still supports Israel - opinion

 Protesters gather outside the home of Aharon Barak on April 30, 2023.

Israel needs a reality check on its domestic crisis debate - comment

 THIS YEAR, I treated myself to a short drive to Mt. Shalmon, west of Ein Kerem, where two species of Ophrys are in bloom.

The Independence Day ceremony didn't reflect my Israel - opinion

 Letters

Letters to the Editor May 1, 2023: Israel’s prerogative

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses the ‘Jerusalem Post’ conference at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, last week. Herzog says he is worried whether the state will reach 80 years.

75 years old is a dangerous age for Israel - opinion

By SHALOM SALOMON WALD
 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend an event for outstanding soldiers, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, last Wednesday on Independence Day.

'If you will it, is no dream!': What would Herzl think of Israel today? - opinion

 Gavin Rain

A South African artist’s perspective on Israel’s prime ministers

By MORDECHAI BECK
 IMAGINE IT’S 2048 and final rehearsals are underway at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, for Israel’s 100th Independence Day celebrations.

To reach Israel’s 100th anniversary, we need unity - opinion

 Teli Esther Raphel (now Michaan), who made aliyah from Mexico, holds up an Israeli flag to celebrate Independence Day.

Israel at 75: Zionism is becoming more religious, linked with Judaism

By NICOLE JANSEZIAN
 THE ROZNIS provided Jerusalem’s residents with fresh eggs during the Independence Day siege (Illustrative).

This week in Jerusalem: Remembering their names

 The Jerusalem Post's "Celebrate the Faces of Israel" conference at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, April 27, 2023.

Jerusalem Post, Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem celebrate diversity in Israel

 Baruch Jamili (The Dan Hadani Archives, the Pritzker Family Photographic Collection at the National Library of Israel)

'The Ballad of Baruch Jamili': Forgotten story of an unsung Israeli hero

By ROBERT HERSOWITZ
 CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE Day, on Wednesday, with the traditional barbecue: We should offer thanks for a fledgling state that, in just three-quarters of a century, made possible what seemed impossible.

Stepping back with pride on Israel’s 75th - opinion

By AVI WEISS