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News ‘A new phase of Zionism’: Young U.S. Jews celebrate an ‘alternative’ Israeli Independence Day
As Israeli turns 75, an 'alternative Yom Hatzmaut' celebration in Israel’s secular capital combined revelry with protest
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Opinion Israel’s current crisis is a necessary step in the process of state-making
At 75, Israel is a truly independent state with all the headaches of sovereignty
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Opinion All you need to know about Israel’s founders — an illustrated guide
A portfolio of a few of the men and women integral to the formation of the Jewish state
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Opinion As Israel turns 75, I remember what I had to sacrifice to become a ‘good Israeli’
In order to be accepted in Israel, I had to deny my Iranian identity
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Culture ‘The first thing I did was kiss the ground:’ Readers write about their first trips to Israel
Memories of archaeological digs, a sense of Jewish connection and both optimism and fear in the Jewish state
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Fast Forward Netanyahu cancels speech at federation conference in Israel amid protests
Knesset member who sponsored judicial overhaul is jeered at Jewish Agency event
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Opinion Israeli soldiers occupied my home for years. 75 years in, have the protesters forgotten us in Gaza?
I can’t help but support Israelis protesting their own government, but the justice system they're fighting for failed my people
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Opinion Kaffiyehs are cool again: Meet the Coachella star, Elyanna, shaking our views of Palestinian culture
What happens when a pop star from Nazareth becomes the face of her people?
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