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What Matters Most On Thursday, April 26, 2012

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A young couple with Israeli flags painted on their cheeks kiss during an Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Sixty-four things I love about Israel

By Benji Lovitt

In honor of Israel’s birthday, a list of the very best things about our crazy little country

Israelis head to the park to celebrate the country's 64th Independence Day on Thursday. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel turns 64

Over a million Israelis celebrate Independence Day outside

By Greg Tepper, Yoel Goldman and Yifa Yaakov

64 heritage sites open on Thursday; hundreds of thousands crowd forests and parks; Peres to foreign diplomats: Israel seeks peace

Of swords and clarinets, memorial and independence

Isaiah’s vision is that one day our swords will be made into ploughshares. But perhaps our dream is even more — that our guns will turn into musical instruments

Dan Shechtman (photo credit: Flash90)

Israel turns 64

Yes, Israel will still be around in another 64 years, but we need to change our ways

By David Horovitz

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Israel turns 64

US-Israel ties grow ‘stronger every day,’ says Clinton in message on Independence Day

US Secretary of State cites ‘unbreakable bond’ between the two countries; calls Israel a ‘beacon of hope’

Catherine Ashton (photo credit: courtesy EU)

EU urges Israel to reverse its authorization of three West Bank outposts

By Michal Shmulovich

Catherine Ashton joins chorus of international condemnation

Mixing drinks

Beer boys

By Jessica Steinberg

The brothers behind Shapiro Beer talk about their brew, their YouTube videos and their plans

Illustrative: The lower part of the Schindler factory next to a demolished 19th-century building. (photo credit: Eva Munk/JTA)

Schindler factory site memorial facing major hurdles

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) and top official Yasser Abed Rabbo (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Arabic media reviewSyrian residents fear the ‘curse of the observers’

By Elhanan Miller

Anti-regime demonstration in northern Syria, March 2012 (photo credit: AP/Rodrigo Abd)

Syria blames rebels for deadly blast as UN probes incident

Awn al-Khasawneh speaks to reporters after his appointment as Jordan's new prime minister in Amman. (photo credit: AP)

Jordanian PM resigns, exposing dispute with king over pace of reforms

IDF Chief of the General Staff Maj. Gen. Benny Gantz, center, participates in a Memorial Day Ceremony, April 25, 2012. (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)

Gantz says ‘other forces’ could strike Iran

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