Israelis celebrate Israel's Independence Day (8 images)

American tourists carry large plastic hammers as they celebrate Israel's Independence Day in central Jerusalem, May 9, 2011. Israelis are celebrating the 63rd. birthday of the birth of the Jewish state. UPI/Debbie Hill

Israelis celebrate Israel's Independence Day in central Jerusalem, May 9, 2011. Israelis are celebrating the 63rd. birthday of the birth of the Jewish state. UPI/Debbie Hill

Israelis wear Israeli flags as caps as they celebrate Israel's Independence Day in central Jerusalem, May 9, 2011. Israelis are celebrating the 63rd. birthday of the birth of the Jewish state. UPI/Debbie Hill

A man talks a photograph of an Israeli flag made of lights on the wall of the Old City of Jerusalem on Israel's Independence Day, May 9, 2011. Israelis are celebrating the 63rd. birthday of the birth of the Jewish state. UPI/Debbie Hill