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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 527

Israel's 70th Independence Day

Israelis watch an air show during the festivities of the 70th Independence Day, on April 19, 2018 in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv.(AFP PHOTO / Ahmad GHARABLI)
May 9, 2019, 10:01 am
Where to see the Israeli Air Force’s Independence Day flyby
IDF adds flyover to Sderot and other Gaza-adjacent communities to show ‘appreciation’ for residents’ ‘strength and resilience’ during recent round of fighting in the Strip
By Judah Ari Gross
US-made Israeli air force T-6 Texan II planes fly over while performing during an air show as part of the 70th Independence Day celebrations on April 19, 2018, in Tel Aviv. I(AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)
May 6, 2019, 12:59 pm
As Gaza fighting ends, IDF reminds public of planned flyby practice
In apparent bid to prevent panic, military says Israelis can expect to see fighter jets and other aircraft overhead
By Judah Ari Gross
People watch as an Israeli acrobatic team fly over during Israel's 70th Independence Day celebrations, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 29, 2019, 9:26 am
After 2018 panic, IDF publishes Independence Day flyby practice schedule
Fighter jets, helicopters to zoom over Israeli cities in the coming days ahead of next week’s festivities
By Judah Ari Gross
President Reuven Rivlin speaks at a conference in Lod on March 4, 2018. (Avi Dishi/Flash90)
August 15, 2018, 12:27 pm
Rivlin grants clemency to teen bride who killed abusive husband
As part of special pardons initiative for Israel’s 70th anniversary, president eases sentences for 70 eligible offenders, hails efforts to rehabilitate prisoners
By ToI Staff
Israel Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon (l) and other ambassadors to the UN. (Israel delegation to UN)
June 3, 2018, 9:53 pm
Israel’s UN ambassador leads delegates in support of Israel at NY march
In first, NY march sees envoys from Canada, Germany, Spain, Thailand, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Nigeria, Ukraine, Romania and others join Danny Danon
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Dignitaries lead the 53rd annual Celebrate Israel Parade down 5th Avenue in New York City, June 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
June 3, 2018, 12:50 am
New York police tighten security for Celebrate Israel Parade
Though no specific threats made against Manhattan event, over 1,000 cops will be deployed, including sharpshooters on rooftops
By AP and ToI Staff
President Reuven Rivlin, left, meets with Britain's Prince Charles following the funeral of former Israeli president Shimon Peres, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, September 30, 2016. (Gali Tibbon, Pool via AP)
May 23, 2018, 1:02 pm
Prince Charles to attend event for Israel’s 70th at London’s Royal Albert Hall
Event this week to feature music and dance performances by Israeli artists, with Balkan Beat Box as headliner
By Michael Bachner
The Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro lit in blue and white to mark Israel’s 70th anniversary on May 14, 2018. (Courtesy of Israel’s honorary consulate in Rio via JTA)
May 16, 2018, 10:22 am
Rio’s Christ the Redeemer goes blue and white for Israel’s 70th
Israeli ambassador to Brazil hails ‘message of peace and respect,’ as Poland also lights up monuments in Jewish state’s honor
By JTA
Ukrainian sand artist Kseniya Simonova created a tribute to Israel in honor of its 70th anniversary. (Courtesy)
May 15, 2018, 2:47 pm
Winner of ‘Ukraine’s Got Talent’ gives Israel a sandy birthday present
In honor of Israel’s 70th anniversary, Ukrainian artist Kseniya Simonova gifts the Jewish state with a dramatic 7-minute sand art story to the tune of Ofra Haza’s ‘Jerusalem’
By Tracy Frydberg
Sara Krengel
May 2, 2018, 3:07 pm
Sara Krengel
PHOTO ESSAY: This exceedingly good land
70 unaltered photographs of Israel — its landscapes, creatures, people, and milestones
A cartoon published by Dutch newspaper Volkskrant in April 2018, depicting an IDF soldier shooting a Palestinian on the Gaza Border and spelling "Happy birthday to me," a reference to Israels Independence Day. (Courtesy: Simon Wiesenthal Center)
April 23, 2018, 8:41 pm
Dutch newspaper slammed for ‘anti-Semitic’ cartoon on Gaza protests
Simon Wiesenthal Center says image of IDF slaughtering Palestinians to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary will encourage Hamas terror, anti-Jewish sentiment in Holland
By Michael Bachner
Naomi Chazan
April 23, 2018, 12:47 pm
Naomi Chazan
To instill hope, Israel has to change
To claim that any and all criticism of the Israeli government is akin to betrayal is decidedly counterproductive
Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, March 11, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem)
April 21, 2018, 6:38 am
Internet rips into Regev over supposed invite to Thatcher for 70th ceremonies
Social media has a laugh at culture minister’s expense after Knesset speaker claims she sought to invite the late UK leader to Independence Day events
By ToI Staff
A Rube Goldberg postage stamp. (Courtesy Contemporary Jewish Museum)
April 20, 2018, 8:13 pm
Though he was no inventor, Rube Goldberg’s ‘machines’ made him a household name
A Technion contest for international students pays tribute to the Jewish cartoonist in honor of Israel’s 70th, but few know of the darker cloud of anti-Semitism that hung over him
By Rich Tenorio
David Harris
April 20, 2018, 7:02 pm
David Harris
Israel is a permanent work in progress
Consider the sweep of only 7 decades and marvel at the miracle of a decimated people building a modern, vibrant state
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