Yom Ha’atzmaut – Krauthammer Expressed Its Significance to Us All
April 26, 2026
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Charles Krauthammer summed up succinctly what commemorating Israel’s Independence Day should mean to all of us:
“After all, the Jewish people are living through a miraculous age: the rebirth of Jewish sovereignty, the revival of Hebrew (a cultural resurrection unique in human history), the flowering of a new Hebraic culture radiating throughout the Jewish world.”
Here’s how Arlene Kushner, Israeli blogger and grandmother, captured the spirit of the Memorial Day followed by Independence Day commemorated this week in Israel:
“At 8 PM on Yom Hazikaron, a single siren sounded, and the mood shifted. In the blink of an eye it was Yom Ha’atzmaut, and the nation pivoted from mourning to celebration.
“For many years now this startling transition – which I doubt is seen anywhere else in the world – has made sense to me: The soldiers who lost their lives in battle did not die for nothing: They died for the protection of our state. They made it possible for the state to endure. And so there is great meaning in celebrating Israel, which has been able to flourish because of their sacrifices.”
Take pride in being part of this people with this sacred place for our three-millennia homeland.
