Report says ceremony could cut to taped rehearsal if disrupted; Gallant to bereaved families: Ordering politicians to skip Memorial Day events like demanding 'lowering of flag'

After delay, minister names honorees chosen to ignite beacons at annual ceremony, including philanthropist Sylvan Adams, comedian Shalom Assayag and head of Duvdevan commando unit

Cabinet ministers hold rapid phone vote to formally task transportation minister with selecting 12 honorees for April 25 evening ceremony

The truth is that at a moment like this, celebrating Israel is more important than ever.

Videos from his now-deleted YouTube channel show him wearing helmet and bulletproof vest inside a classroom; gunman still on the run after killing 6 at Independence Day parade

Marking Israel's 74th Independence Day, the Firqat Alnoor orchestra performs Egyptian classics in Cairo; Israeli ambassador touts the power music can have in bridging gaps

Mechanics leave posts, accuse pilots of canceling several commercial flights in recent days; pilots' union says mechanics playing 'petty politics'

Dvir Merzbach of Safed and Hillel Cohen of Jerusalem each take top spot in contest held annually on Israel's Independence Day

Nearly a year after ousting Netanyahu, PM hails disparate makeup of coalition after losing Knesset majority, says 'everybody wants the good of the country'

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur takes time out from his family BBQ to elucidate what it was like for Jews the days before and after May 5, 1948