Israel’s Declaration of Independence, read from the Egalitarian section of the Kotel (the Western Wall) is a festive event held every year between Yom HaShoah and Yom Ha’atzmaut by the World Zionist Organization. It is broadcast live in different languages to the entire Jewish world as a way of celebrating Israel’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’Atzmaut) and strengthening the sense of Jewish peoplehood in Israel and abroad.