The Diaspora Torch:
'For all those that heard the call'
One of the torches this evening honored the many Jewish communities outside of Israel who rushed to help when the war broke out.
One of the torches this evening honored the many Jewish communities outside of Israel who rushed to help when the war broke out.
Viewers worldwide can join the traditional ceremony of lighting twelve torches, symbolizing the 12 tribes, as Israel turns 76.
MDA Paramedic Oshrit Hadad, 22 years old from Netivot, will represent the organization by lighting a torch on Yom Ha'atzmaut.
The Minister of Transportation, who is in charge of the torch lighting ceremony at the conclusion of Memorial Day, decided it will take place without an audience and will be recorded in advance.
Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi turned down offer to light Independence Day torch - here's why.
Sylvan Adams says he is moved to represent the diaspora at Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony.
The opposition leader decided not to attend the traditional ceremony, calling it a "government propaganda broadcast".
Reut Amichai will be the youngest of the ceremonial torch lighters at this year's Israeli Independence Day opening ceremony.
Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife Sara meet the torchlighters for the State of Israel's 75th Independence Day.
Holocaust survivor Yaakov Meir Dimenstein visits his granddaughter, who will be flag bearer at the Independence Day torch lighting ceremony.
Canadian immigrant Kalman Samuels, founder of group aiding the disabled, to light torch at Israel's Independence Day ceremony.
Commander H.A. chosen on own merits and also to represent all of Israel's security forces.
Knesset Speaker MK Yariv Levin opens Independence Day Torch Lighting ceremony.
Maheer Ibrahim, Muslim nurse who said 'Shema' with coronavirus patient, offered honor of lighting Independence Day torch.
Rights organization demands woman who survived near-murder not light Independence Day torch, since she made no exceptional contribution.
Col. Shai Siman Tov to bear torch as IDF rep during ceremony for Israel's 71st Independence Day.
Regev and Edelstein meet after protracted break between them since torch-lighting ceremony last Independence Day.
Torchlighting ceremony general rehearsal reveals it to be too long. 'Fear extended ceremony might harm 70th anniversary events.'
Supreme Court rules ministerial committee has right to allow PM to light torch during Independence Day ceremony.