It’s no secret that many of Israel’s Arab citizens do not particularly embrace Israel’s national anthem, “Hatikva,” what with its talk of the “Jewish soul” yearning for Zion for 2,000 years. Last year ...

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Zion Square’s regular look into the American and Israeli Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) press. Who Should Sing “Hatikva”? — Israel commentators have been exchanging barbs since Justice Salim Jubran stood ...

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President of Brazil Lula de Sibela gave a belligerent speech in Israel in which he claimed, among others, that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians and added that he believes that Hamas ...

Bereaved Israelis, relatives of hostages and released hostages sing Hatikva at Auschwitz, April 23, 2025 (Dov Gil-Har for KAN via X) Members of the group are also filmed singing Hatikva in Auschwitz ...

Ya’alon: MK’s Hatikva demand is ‘morally bankrupt’ Defense minister blasts Yisrael Beytenu’s Ilatov for declaring he would only appoint judges who sing national anthem ...

It has become a tradition for me to celebrate Israeli Independence Day with my friends in Neve Monosson, not far from Ben-Gurion Airport. Neve Monosson was founded in 1953 by a group of airport ...

A well known Bollywood musical director is being accused by social media users of plagiarizing Hatikva, the Israeli national anthem, for a song he composed in 1996, with fans of Indian cinema joking ...