| HATIKVA (Israeli National Anthem) |
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| Hebrew Lyrics Kol od balevav p'nimah Nefesh Yehudi homiyah Ulfa'atey mizrach kadimah Ayin l'tzion tzofiyah Od lo avdah tikvatenu Hatikvah bat shnot alpayim L'hiyot am chofshi b'artzenu - Eretz Tzion v'Yerushalayim. |
| The title of the national anthem, HATIKVA, means "the Hope." It was written by Naftali Herz Imber (1856-1909). |
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| English Lyrics As long as deep in the heart, The soul of a Jew yearns, And forward to the East To Zion, an eye looks Our hope will not be lost, The hope of two thousand years, To be a free nation in our land, The land of Zion and Jerusalem. |