Posts Tagged: Israel Fallen Soldiers
On Israel’s Memorial Day, Children of Fallen IDF Soldiers Recall Fathers They Never Knew
As Israel marked Memorial Day on Tuesday, the Reshet Bet radio network chose to tell the stories of those whose fathers fell in battle before...
Cemeteries Off-Limits as Israelis Honor War Dead Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
With military cemeteries and ceremonies off-limits, Israelis went online on Tuesday to mourn their war dead in annual remembrances held under the shadow of the coronavirus...
Israel Comes to a Halt in Memory of Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism
Israelis stood in silence -- many on the balconies of their homes due to coronavirus restrictions -- on Monday night as a one-minute siren sounded...
Israelis Stand in Silence to Honor Fallen Soldiers, Terror Victims, as Memorial Day Gets Underway
Israelis stood in silence for one minute on Tuesday night, as sirens blared in remembrance of the country’s fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. Since 1860,...
Israel Remembers Fallen Soldiers, Victims of Terror With Two-Minute Siren on Memorial Day
Israel marked Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism on Monday morning with a two-minute siren, with people stopping their...
Israel Publishes List of Fallen Soldiers, Terror Victims Ahead of Memorial Day
The Ministry of Defense has published the official data of the number of Israel's fallen soldiers and terror victims in advance of Memorial Day (Yom...
From Dry Bones to Start Up Nation
On May 15th, 1948 a certain national myth became a reality. Though Jews weren't the only landless people to walk the earth at the time,...
Yom Hazikaron: Remembering Israel’s Most Recent Fallen Soldiers, Terror Victims
In the United States, where war has become an increasingly distant affair for civilians and is the burden of a few armed forces volunteers fighting...
Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron: Remembrance Meets Celebration in Israel
Hundreds of Israeli flags are in place; the Air Force has been rehearsing its formation fly-by routine for days; platforms and sound systems stand ready...
Israeli Defense Ministry Ahead of Memorial Day: 23,085 Have Fallen in Israel’s Wars
Ahead of Israel's Memorial Day on Monday the Defense Ministry released its annual figures of fallen soldiers. According to the Ministry, 92 soldiers fell this...