It is a place where we are able to express ourselves freely as Jewish people.
Factoid: Yom Ha'atzmaut is Israel's independence day. It commemorates the
declaration of independence of the modern State of Israel that took place on the 5th of Iyar 5708 - May14, 1948. It is preceded by Yom Hazikaron Israel's Memorial Day. In 2010, Israel honored the memory of 22,684 soldiers killed in the line of duty and 3,971 civilian terror victims.