Ha’aretz has a list of 10 Who Made Israel What it Is (The list is followed by comments/discussion.)
Ha’aretz special section Independence Day in Focus
Jerusalem Post web discussion of the question What’s Israeli?
YNet Opinion pieces
Israel & America – Two-Way Independence by Yoram Ettinger
The Article I Never Wrote by Yair Lapid
JTA
As Israel mourns and celebrates, a new immigrant looks at the swings by Jonathan Udren
Amelah's Blog (Thoughts from a Rabbi) 