No more waiting for 20 minutes to view a one-minute video clip. IsraelClub features Hebrew and English language materials. This massive government site includes an entire section devoted to the history of Israel and an overview of Israel today. History buffs and those involved in talking or teaching about the peace process will want to check out the basic reference documents section. This archive includes such important materials as the Balfour Declaration and the 1947 U.N. Partition Plan for Palestine.
Some people prefer to stay away from the hard politics of Israel.
There is a new cartoon online every Monday and Friday. Virtual Jerusalem, one of the first major Jewish sites on the Internet, is much more than online news. The VJ site offers hundreds of online discussion groups, online shopping and a wide range of information archives including d'vrei Torah from leading rabbis in Israel. Perhaps your virtual celebration would not be complete if you didn't take a closer look at the people and places of Israel. The people profiles and sections on religious life and travel are particularly interesting.