Category Archives: Israel news

How the media narrative on Israel has changed over 65 years

Posted on 17 May 2013 by

In honour of Israel’s 65th birthday (according to the Gregorian calendar), Life Magazine has published a series of fascinating photos (and at least one extremely graphic and gory one) from those early days. Click on this link to view the … Continue reading →

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Yom Yerushalayim 5773 – Jerusalem Reunification Day 2013

Posted on 8 May 2013 by

Yom Yerushalayim began tonight, marking the 46th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, as well as the liberation of Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights (and the Gaza Strip but that’s another story) in the 1967 Six Day War. The … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 3 May 2013 by

Once more a Good News Friday post appears after some tragic news.  But just as the celebrations of Independence Day directly follow on from the solemnity of Memorial Day, so Israelis feel the necessity in general to recover quickly from … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 19 April 2013 by

The weeks seem to go by faster and faster, and here it is, Friday again, and time for another Good News Friday post. Despite the previous two posts which were rather full of gloom and doom, there is plenty of … Continue reading →

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Israel, we’re proud of you! 65 years of achievement

Posted on 16 April 2013 by

First watch this great little video, which covers Israel’s incredible first 65 years of its existence, with all the main events touched upon: The video is a bit too fast and too condensed to really appreciate all that Israel has … Continue reading →

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Chag Atzmaut Same’ach! Happy 65th Independence Day Israel!

Posted on 15 April 2013 by

It’s Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, and the country swings in a schizophrenic kind of way from the mourning, sorrow and remembrance of Yom Hazikaron to the flag-waving patriotism and general merry-making of Yom Ha’atzmaut. We (i.e. my family and … Continue reading →

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