Israel firar sin 66 års dag

I kväll (söndag kväll) inleds Israels självständighetsfirande. Först kommer man ihåg sina stupade och alla offer för terrorattacker och på måndag kväll hissas flaggorna i topp och man firar sin självständighet.
Det finns idag 8.180.000 invånare i Israel. Invånarantalet har tiodubblats sedan 1948.Judarna utgör ca 75% av befolkningen och araberna 20,7 %. Det senaste året har invånarantalet ökat med 157.000 personer, en ökning på 2 %.
1948 var det bara Tel-Aviv som hade fler än 100.000 invånare i dag finns det 14 städer med fler än 100.000 invånare och sex städer med fler än 200.000, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Haifa, Rishon Lezion, Ashdod och Petah Tikva.

Israel celebrates 66 years of independence (MFA)

Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel's Wars

Remembrance Day, Yom Hazikaron, which begins on Sunday evening, May 4, is a day of collective and personal anguish mingled with honor for the fallen. The official events begin at 8:00 PM with a moment of national silence heralded by a one minute siren.

 On Monday, ceremonies commence at 11:00 AM at 44 IDF military cemeteries located throughout the country following a two minute blast of the siren. There will also be a ceremony for overseas Mahal volunteers who fought and died during the War of Independence, which will take place near the Sha'ar Hagai Junction. Israel's flag, adorned with a black ribbon and memorial flame, is placed on each and every grave of those who fell in Israel's battles and are buried in military cemeteries throughout Israel. It expresses the country's respect for the fallen as well as the entire country's participation in the grief of the families.

Independence Day

Israel's 66th Independence Day celebrations will commence on Monday evening, May 5, immediately upon the conclusion of Remembrance Day, when the state flag is raised to full mast at a national ceremony on Mount Herzl, at which twelve torches are lit. Independence Day is filled with festivities and celebrations including picnics, barbecues, family gatherings and nature trips. Balconies, car windows, store fronts and more are liberally decorated with Israeli flags.

Netanyahu: Israel would not be here without the sacrifice of our fallen soldiers 

Nation mourns 23,169 casualties of war, terrorism