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Jerusalem Day

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   Jerusalem Day ( Hebrew :  יום ירושלים ,  Yom Yerushaláyim ) is an  Israeli national holiday  that commemorates the "reunification" of  East Jerusalem  (including the  Old City ) with  West Jerusalem  following the  Six-Day War  of 1967, which saw  Israel  occupy East Jerusalem and the  West Bank ,  effectively annexing the former . It is celebrated annually on 28  Iyar  on the  Hebrew calendar , and is marked officially throughout Israel with state ceremonies and memorial services. A notable celebration that marks the holiday is a flag-flying parade known as the  Dance of Flags . In recent years, there have been  anti-Palestinian  chants of in these parades, including " death to Arabs ," " May Your Village Burn ," and others. The parade involves flag-bearers marching through the city streets, accompanied by mobile orchestras on trucks playing  Hasidic  s...
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Israel Independence Day

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  Yom Ha’atzmaut: Israel Independence Day The celebration of Israeli independence is marked each year on the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. By   My Jewish Learning Israel’s Independence Day is celebrated on the fifth day of the month of Iyar, which is the Hebrew date of the formal establishment of the   State of Israel , when members of the “provisional government” read and signed a   Declaration of Independence   in Tel Aviv. The original date corresponded to May 14, 1948. Most of the Jewish communities in the Western world have incorporated this modern holiday into their calendars, but some North American Jewish communities hold the public celebrations on a following Sunday in order to attract more participation. In the State of Israel it is a formal holiday, so almost everyone has the day off. You might also like   Yom Hazikaron: Israel’s Memorial Day Yom Hazikaron   Yom Hashoah: Holocaust Memorial Day Yom Hashoah Yom Ha’atzmaut in Israel is...
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Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day)

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  When Is om HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day) Israel Independence Day?  Israel Memorial Day, Yom HaZikaron, begins at sundown on xxxxxxxx. The country immediately moves into a day of great celebration for Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel Independence Day. It was on this date, the fifth day of the Hebrew month  Iyar , of the state of Israel was formally established, as members of the provisional government read and signed a Declaration of Independence in  Tel Aviv .  Birth of a Nation . . . and Rebirth of a Homeland! The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying:     “I have loved you with an everlasting love;     I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful. — Jeremiah 31:3-4 What is Yom HaAtzmaut? Yom HaAtzmaut, as it is known in Hebrew, is a day of jubilation—a day for Jews to mark the re-establishment of th...
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