Chinese in America, Africans in Europe -- almost everyone sings the anthem because they feel it represents them as citizens,” said Tourk, the first Israeli Arab to play on the national soccer ...

As the Paris 2024 Olympics are underway, Israel's national anthem was met with boos from the audience before Israel's Olympic soccer match against Mali on Wednesday night, according to the ...

Interestingly, although the state of Israel was founded in 1948, “Hatikvah” wasn’t officially adopted as its national anthem until 2004. Di Hofenung Kol-zman hertser zikh nokh regn, ...

How Carly Simon could inspire Israel’s national anthem. By Orit Arfa Published April 25, 2012 ... Israel put the words (below) by the English Zionist poet Naphtali Herz Imber to a melody based ...

While not officially deemed the national anthem until 2004 by the Israeli Knesset, “Hatikvah” was used at all official state occasions and considered the de facto national anthem.

The Ezzedin al-Qassam Brigades released a video clip on Twitter with altered Hebrew-language lyrics to be sung to the tune of Israel's "Hope" national anthem. 06.05.2014 - Update : 06.05.2014 GAZA ...

A flap has emerged in Israel over the popular song "Jerusalem of Gold." Composed after Israel captured East Jerusalem in the Six-Day War, the song quickly became a sort of second national anthem.