“At once everything turned over and I knew nothing would ever be the same. That terrible moment stole my happiness and that of my children and all my family,” said El-Rabi.

“We don’t want them coming in just when we have protests, with violence, but to come in and make order,” Yunes said. “There are lawbreakers, who need to be taken care of.”

“With the rebirth of the Jewish state, Israel has transformed us from a downtrodden, weak, and stateless people into a proud, strong, and sovereign nation."

The country goes under lockdown at 5 p.m.

This year we’re facing the coronavirus. Here are 72+1 new reasons I love Israel, in no particular order.

The United States, with the world's third-largest population, has five times as many cases as the next hardest-hit countries of Italy, Spain and France.

The track combines two recordings of Hatikva: a 1978 recording of Barbara Streisand and a new recording by Rita.

Exclusive: Cooper said that “there must be a price to pay by support of people who want to get rid of Israel” and say it is “ worse than apartheid.” Cooper said this is “over the top antisemitism.”