Posts Tagged: Yom Hazikaron
‘Another Holocaust’: Netanyahu Tells Bereaved Families on Memorial Day of Iran Plot to Destroy Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invoked the Holocaust during a Memorial Day ceremony in Jerusalem on Tuesday, saying joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran had prevented...
‘When Israel Is Strong, America Is Strong’: US Politicians Mark Israel’s 77th Independence Day
US politicians across the political aisle congratulated Israel as the Jewish state celebrated the 77th anniversary of its independence, noting the importance of the relationship...
Hamas Urges Arson as Wildfires Grip Israel on Memorial Day
As wildfires swept through the Jerusalem hills and a national emergency was declared, Israel on Wednesday observed its annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and...
The Jewish Calendar: Sanctifying Time in a Fractured World
Time doesn’t always move the way we expect it to. Sometimes it blurs -- with days stretching endlessly, their differences erased. Sometimes, everything happens at...
Anti-Israel Group Leading Pro-Hamas Protests Under Fire for False Claim About Israel’s Independence Day
A prominent anti-Israel group that has helped organize widespread demonstrations against the Jewish state during the war in Gaza falsely claimed that Israel's Independence Day...
The Monumental Importance of Yom Hazikaron
JNS.org - This year, more than most, Jews internationally need to commemorate Yom Hazikaron. Israel’s Day of Remembrance was created more than 70 years ago with...
Israel to Observe Memorial Day Amid Gaza War, Hostage Crisis
i24 News - On Sunday and Monday, Israel is to observe Yom Hazikaron, the nation's official Memorial Day for her fallen soldiers and victims of...
Tears of Heartbreak and Joy
JNS.org - Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism, begins on Monday evening. When it ends on Tuesday night, cheer...
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...
In Somber Memorial Day Speech, Israel’s Bennett Calls National Unity ‘Our Duty Towards the Fallen’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett issued a plea for internal unity in a somber ceremony in Jerusalem on Tuesday commemorating the Jewish state's fallen defenders. Speaking at...
Days That Define a Nation
JNS.org – These are heady and heavy days in Israel. Starting with Passover, we relive our national birth as the Jewish people and the great...
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...
‘It’s Not Only Numbers’: Former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon Remembers Sacrifice of Father on Eve of Israel’s Remembrance Day
For former Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, Yom HaZikaron — Israel’s Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers, which began Tuesday evening — should teach...
Independence Day Religious Confusion
Israel’s Independence Day, Yom HaAtzmaut, brings out the best and the worst in us. We cannot agree on what it means, and we cannot agree...
