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What Matters Most On Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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Israel ushers in 75th Independence Day in shadow of political upheaval

Netanyahu calls for unity as protesters opposed to his government’s hardline policies gather outside Jerusalem event and opponents hold ‘protest party’ in Tel Aviv

Demonstrators hold flags and raise a menorah during a rally in Tel Aviv to protest the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill, as the country begins celebrations for its 75th anniversary, on April 25, 3023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Tens of thousands in Tel Aviv rally against coalition during Independence Day ceremony

In first, German Luftwaffe planes fly over Knesset

Air Force takes to the sky as 75th Independence Day celebrations get into swing

Flybys across the country feature over 100 aircraft; IDF chief of staff says army acts as a common denominator providing strength through unity; crowds flock to nature parks

An IAF F-35I fighter jet takes part in an independence day airshow, in Tel Aviv on April 26, 2023 (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

F-35 forced to land after bird-strike during Independence Day fly-by

Screen capture from video of an IAF Apache helicopter that landed close to Kibbutz Ga'ash due to a technical fault, April 26, 2023. (Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

IAF attack helicopter lands at kibbutz after technical fault forces it out of flyby

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A woman waves a flag while facing the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 26, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 )

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Ministers pump up right wing for pro-overhaul rally as sides gird for renewed fight

But compromise backers hold own demonstration outside President’s Residence, urging negotiators to keep at it until agreement reached or risk the country descending into civil war

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Netanyahu website, Facebook page targeted by hackers

Smotrich, far-right MKs join mass gathering at razed Homesh settlement

Hundreds of Israelis, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, took part in a celebratory prayer service marking Israel's Independence Day Wednesday at the site of the former settlement of Homesh in the northern West Bank. The gathering, also attended by far-right MKs Limor Son Har-Melech -- a former Homesh... Continue Reading

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (center) and MK Zvi Sukkot (to his left) dance during a prayer service marking Independence Day in the illegal West Bank outpost of Homesh in the nothern West Bank, April 26, 2023. (Screenshot used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

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Israel at 75: ‘Only together can we reach our goals’

This Editor’s Note was sent out earlier on Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these Editor’s Notes as they’re released, join the ToI Community here. This is not how Israel expected to turn 75. This is not how Israel deserved to turn 75. Not with bereaved... Continue Reading

Israeli fighter jets perform in an air show marking the country's 75th Independence Day over sailboats in the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (right) celebrate with Emunah Cohen, winner of the International Bible Quiz, April 26, 2023. (Haim Zach / GPO)

Israeli teen girls win first, second place in annual Bible quiz

A plane trails a banner congratulating Israel on her 75th independence day in the Netherlands on April 26, 2023. (Courtesy of Christians for Israel)

In the Netherlands, Christians stage a solidarity-with-Israel flyover

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Choosing Israel

My kindergartener colors an Israeli flag, and I remember that we all, from immigrant to sabra, are in this Israeli society together

Israel at 75 should learn from the US at 75

The United States was a mere 85 years old when civil war tore the nation apart. On its 75th birthday, is Israel at risk for the same?

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Daily Briefing Apr. 26: What would Israel’s founding parents think about it at 75?

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. The Times of Israel's partner podcast Israel Story joins the Daily Briefing for a special Independence Day episode. We hear Israel... Continue Reading

The signers of Israel's Declaration of Independence, at a ceremony at the Tel Aviv Art Museum, May 14, 1948. First prime minister of Israel David Ben Gurion stands up to speak during a session of the new Israeli government. (AP Photo)

United States President Joe Biden during a welcoming ceremony, at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on July 13, 2022, on his first official visit to Israel since becoming US president. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)

Working with Jerusalem for 'peaceful, integrated Middle East'

On Israel’s 75th birthday, Biden says US ‘still proud’ to be among its top friends

US ‘recognizes the resilience of Israel’s democracy — the bedrock for our robust and special relationship,’ says president, calling himself a ‘lifelong friend and supporter’

Members of the House of Representatives gather in the chamber to vote on creation of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, at the Capitol in Washington, on June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US House passes pro-Israel measure 401-19, but growing number of Dems vote against

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After pressing Jerusalem for Ramadan calm, US lauds Israeli handling of holiday rows

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration has expressed its satisfaction to Israel over the latter's handling of security tensions during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, an Israeli and a US official told The Times of Israel on Tuesday. The appreciation was conveyed during several conversations Biden officials have held with their Israeli counterparts over the past week, the senior Israeli... Continue Reading

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, right, arrive to attend a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Feb. 23, 2023. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

Illustrative photo of a plate of hummus (Chen Leopold/Flash90)

Israel at 75: From the blogsExclusive Independence Day excerpt

When did you know you were Israeli?

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For those still struggling to roll their reshes, this excerpt from the new book ‘Israel 201’ offers 75 answers for 75 years of statehood

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan (2R) and other Israeli delegates hold a moment of silence for terror victims brothers Yaakov and Asher Palley during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on February 20, 2023. (Yuki IWAMURA/AFP)

Israel’s UN envoy walks out of Security Council to protest Memorial Day session

Gilad Erdan reads out names of fallen Israelis to council members, lights memorial candle in chamber, says UN rejected requests to move session to another day

Israel Prize recipient Prof. Michal Schwartz (Courtesy of Weizmann Institute of Science)

Israel at 75: InterviewSchwartz is only the 4th woman to receive award for science

For scientist Michal Schwartz, Israel Prize is rewarding milestone in ongoing journey

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Weizmann Institute neuroimmunologist bucked convention to prove that brain is not isolated from immune system, leading to possible therapies to treat Alzheimer’s and other diseases

Analysis

The Israel I know

The people I meet along the way support this land, our land of soil, sand and gravel; blood and tears; and milk and honey

Israeli demonstrators are seen through Israel's national flag during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Cesarea, Israel, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

On Israel’s 75th birthday, the flag takes on new meaning as a symbol of protest

US President Joe Biden gestures on stage at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2023. (Jim Watson/AFP)

‘Old, but who else is there?’: Biden supporters lukewarm on his reelection bid

By Moises AVILA and Romain FONSEGRIVES

Americans who back the 80-year-old US president express concern that he’s ‘probably a little antiquated,’ but note lack of clear alternative Democratic candidate for 2024

From left, Democratic US presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, talk before a Democratic presidential primary debate, February 25, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Bernie Sanders endorses Biden for 2024, forgoing another election run

By Steve Peoples

US President Joe Biden addresses a conference at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2023(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)

With 2024 announcement, Biden seeks more time to ‘heal’ America

By Sebastian Smith

FILE - Singer and activist Harry Belafonte speaks during a memorial tribute concert for folk icon and civil rights activist Pete Seeger in New York on July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)

Obituary

Harry Belafonte, who popularized ‘Hava Nagila’ in the US, dies at 96

Singer and civil rights activist once quipped he was ‘the most popular Jew in America’ due to his rendition of the Hebrew classic

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Sderot building memorializes three pairs of siblings killed in recent terror attacks

United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush (left) and Yossi Deitch tour Mount Meron ahead of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer which annually attracts tens of thousands of Jewish worshipers, February 13, 2023. (David Cohen/Flash90)

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Iran court issues $312.9M judgement against US for 2017 Islamic State attack

By Jon Gambrell

Exterior view of the renovated Anne Frank House Museum, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 21, 2018. (Peter Dejong/AP)

Man arrested in Poland for antisemitic message projected on Anne Frank House

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Roger Waters performs in concert at Crypto.com Arena, September 27, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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By Gabe Friedman

Former principal Malka Leifer, wanted in Australia for child sex abuse crimes, seen at the Jerusalem District Court, on February 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Malka Leifer in Australian court as judge weighs sentence after sex abuse conviction

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View of the Haifa port on July 31, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)

Websites of Israeli port hacked; Sudanese group said to claim responsibility

Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, January 21, 2020. (Wikimedia Commons; CC BY 4.0)

Powerful Iranian cleric killed in attack — state media

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