Independence Day: 72+1 new reasons I love Israel – This year we’re facing the coronavirus. Here are 72+1 new reasons I love Israel, in no particular order. | The Jerusalem Post

The same question every year: Can you really find 73 new reasons (one for each year of independence) you love Israel? I looked back at the kick-off column of 2004, and saw that Reason 7 of 56 was, “Twenty-five percent of Israelis were close enough to hear a terrorist bombing, yet 2 million of us were out vacationing on Passover.” We were in the Second Intifada.