President Peres: "I am pleased to invite you, our extended family, to join us on this day of festivity, as together we take pride in Israel’s achievements and prepare to build a brighter tomorrow for Israel and the Jewish people."

Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel's Wars and Israel Independence Day - May 2014

Independence Day is a celebration of the renewal of the Jewish state in the Land of Israel, the birthplace of the Jewish people. On May 14, 1948, the day the British Mandate expired, the new Jewish state - the State of Israel - was formally established.

Israel stands at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. Geographically, it belongs to the Asian continent. Its western border is the Mediterranean Sea.

"The rebirth of the Jewish people also owes a deep great debt of gratitude to the United States of America...The force that has driven this rebirth has been the indomitable spirit of the Jewish people."

"The rebirth of the Jewish people also owes a deep great debt of gratitude to the United States of America...The force that has driven this rebirth has been the indomitable spirit of the Jewish people."

The ceremony honoring fallen service members and victims of terror will be held on May 4 in the presence Ambassador Ron Dermer and Defense Attache Major General Yaacob Ayish.

"Israel's capacity for self-defense has enabled us for 66 years to defy odds & build the remarkable country Israel has become today."

The Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah in Hebrew) is a national day commemorating the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. This Year's theme will mark the realities of of Jews in Europe of 1944. Ceremonies will be held on April 27-28.

The Israeli Security Cabinet decided that Israel will not negotiate with a Palestinian government backed by Hamas, a terrorist organization that calls for Israel's destruction. PM Netanyahu: Whoever chooses the terrorism of Hamas does not want peace."

"To the Jewish people, Passover is the story of our own national liberation. But that same story has inspired countless revolutions and movements across the world to expand liberty, including the American Revolution."

Ambassador Dermer: "My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the Jewish community of Kansas."​

FM Liberman: “The question is whether the Palestinians too are sincere and have a genuine desire to achieve an agreement rather than play a game of blame.”

Passover, the holiday of freedom, commemorating the Jewish exodus from Egypt, will be celebrated this year starting April 12.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs will meet in Washington with US Secretary of State John Kerry, and with high rankimg maembers of Congress. In New York, He will meet with NYC mayor and with Jewish Leaders