IN THE BEGINNING (April 30) - S. Yizhar, scribe of the 'Palmah Generation,' recalls that fateful moment when the country stood on the edge of its birth.   ONE DAY THAT SHOOK THE WORLD (April 30) - The story behind the drafting and signing of Israel's Declaration of Independence was dramatic political theater, played out under war clouds poised to burst   A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER (April 30) A message to our readers from Norman Spector, The Jerusalem Post's publisher.   TRUE VISIONS: AN EXCLUSIVE INDEPENDENCE DAY INTERVIEW WITH THE PRIME MINISTER (April 30) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu caps an action-filled day with an interview explaining his vision of Israel's next 50 years

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A surprising birthday
(April 30) - The ways in which Independence Day has - or hasn't - been celebrated over the years by different parts of the population, speak volumes about the changing face of Israel.

Signatories of the Declaration of Independence
(April 30) - The 37 signers of the Declaration of Independence were members of the Provisional Council of State, leaders of the state-in-the-making representing its communities.