{"id":53807,"date":"2016-05-12T10:53:01","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T15:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=53807"},"modified":"2016-05-12T10:53:01","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T15:53:01","slug":"israel-celebrates-68th-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/israel\/israel-celebrates-68th-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Celebrates 68th Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the Times of Israel:<\/p>\n<p>Throngs of Israelis crowded national parks, beaches and IDF bases opened to the public across the country to celebrate Israel\u2019s 68th Independence Day.<\/p>\n<p>The day\u2019s festivities were marked with the traditional barbecues, flybys by the Israeli Air Force, parties and other forms of celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Israelis were treated to IAF flyovers starting right before 11 a.m., as combat planes passed over most major cities and towns, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beersheba, Tiberias, Haifa and Netanya.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/israelis-mob-national-parks-beaches-for-68th-independence-day\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Times of Israel: Throngs of Israelis crowded national parks, beaches and IDF bases opened to the public across the country to celebrate Israel\u2019s 68th Independence Day. 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