Greetings from the President of the State of Israel to the Jewish Communities in the Diaspora on the occasion of Israel’s 65th Independence Day

Israel's 65th Independence Day celebrations will commence on Monday evening, April 15. Israelis will celebrate 65 years to Israel's establishment with festivities, barbecues and nature trips.

On April 14 -15, Israelis will commemorate Yom Hazikaron, the Israeli Remembrance Day, a day of collective and personal anguish mingled with awe and honor for the fallen.

President Peres at the opening of the commemoration ceremony of Remembrance Day for Fallen of Israel's Wars and Victims of Terrorism

"In contrast to our solitude during the Holocaust, the Jewish people today have a friend-the most powerful democracy on earth: USA"