"It was a tremendous day" - Arieh Handler, the founder of Bnei Akiva, recalls his experience as a witness to the signing of the declaration of independence in May 1948.

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Watch the Danish director explain his symapthy for Adolf Hitler.

The Israeli prime Minister offers his greetings as Israel nears the 63rd anniversary of independence.

Israel's Prime Minister reacts to the news of the al-Qaida leader's death/

President Barack Obama reveals the capture of the terrorist leader, almost a decade after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington.

The MEP whose plans were last week branded the "21st century equivalent of the yellow star" on the slaughter of animals for kosher meat

Magen David Adom UK present a petition on the captured Israeli soldier to the former British Prime Minister.

The Israeli Prime Minister became the latest global figure to be interviewed live on YouTube on Wednesday. Watch him answer user questions on the peace process, the Middle East, and more.

What to do when a kangaroo comes down with the potentially fatal lumpy jaw disease? A Hebrew University team of dentists and pharmacists found a solution for Skippy, Joey and the rest.

Elizabeth Taylor, who died this week, and her then-husband Richard Burton visited Israel in 1975. The couple stayed at the King David Hotel in Jersualem during their visit.