Posts Tagged: Israel Memorial Day
Israeli Ministers Cancel Participation in Memorial Day Ceremonies
i24 News - Several ministers and members of Israel's parliament have cancelled their participation in Memorial Day ceremonies, a day of remembrance for fallen IDF...
Israel Lost 59 Soldiers Since Last Memorial Day
JNS.org - Fifty-nine Israeli soldiers fell in the line of duty since the last Memorial Day and an additional 86 disabled veterans died due to...
Gantz to Bereaved Families: ‘You Paid the Price for Our Existence’
i24 News – On Wednesday morning, Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a speech at the name reading ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, commemorating...
In First, Israeli Embassy in UAE Honors Fallen Soldiers, Terror Victims on Memorial Day
For the first time, Israel held a ceremony to commemorate its fallen soldiers and victims of terror in an Arab country on Tuesday evening, as...
Israel’s Memorial Day Starts With Moment of Silence, Western Wall Ceremony
i24 News – Israel's Memorial Day, Yom HaZikaron, officially began at 8 pm Tuesday night with the sound of the siren for one minute followed...
‘May the Fallen’s Memory Be Our Moral Compass’
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Forces soldiers, commanders and officers, Eighteen-year-old pioneer Moshe Berski came to Israel with his sister in 1913 and joined Kibbutz Degania. He...
Israel’s Memorial Day Is About War, Not Peace
JNS.org - The purpose of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, which begins on Tuesday evening, is to pay...
Israeli Army Places 24,068 Flags on Graves of Fallen Soldiers Ahead of Memorial Day
The Israeli military is placing 24,068 flags on the gravestones of soldiers, police officers, and other security forces who fell in the line of duty...
Memorial Day: Israel Comes to a Standstill to Honor 23,928 of Its Fallen Soldiers
i24 News – Israel came to a standstill at 11 am on Wednesday as a two-minute siren sounded across the country to commemorate 23,928 of...
In First, Israel’s Arab Sector Holds Memorial Day Service
JNS.org - In a historic first, a Memorial Day ceremony was held on Tuesday to commemorate the fallen Arab soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces. The...
Netanyahu on Memorial Day: ‘We Mustn’t Remain Indifferent to the Threats of Annihilation’
JNS.org - Israelis across the country stood silent at 11 am Wednesday morning, as sirens blared for two minutes to mark Israel’s Memorial Day. During the...
Aviv Kochavi: The Sound That Commands Us to Remember
JNS.org - The sirens blaring as the State of Israel marks Yom Hazikaron—Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism—command that we distinguish this...
Israeli Memorial Day and Post-Traumatic Growth
JNS.org - For some of us, this is a whole year we don’t want to remember. A year of COVID-19, with many people sick and...
Israeli US Envoy: Memorial Day Reminder of Price Paid for ‘Historic Transformation’ of Jewish People From Weakness to Strength
The Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, held a special ceremony on Monday – which was broadcast online due to the coronavirus pandemic -- to mark...
