Israel's Memorial Day

The British War Cemetery on Mount Scopus, today.

In Israel, These Fallen Soldiers Get Two Memorials Every Year

As the sirens sounded over Jerusalem, two IDF lieutenant-colonels saluted the graves of 24 Jewish soldiers buried in the British War Cemetery on Mount Scopus

David Ben Gurion reads declaration of independence, May 14, 1948.

Analysis Israel at 73: Alive, Kicking and Ailing

Israel is descending into quasi-authoritarianism, led by a prime minister who is facing a corruption trial and spewing incendiary rhetoric. But not all is bleak

Israelis listen to the siren on Memorial Day, Petah Tikva, where Itzik Saidian set himself on fire.

On Memorial Day, Dozens Protest in Solidarity With Israeli Army Vet Who Set Himself on Fire

Itzik Saidian, 26, is in critical condition with extensive burns, after he self-immolated in front of the Defense Ministry's Rehabilitation Department

Eduard and Ilanit Yosepov at their home in Sderot.Ilanit is holding a picture of her late grandfather, Moredechai.

Rockets Began Falling in This Israeli City 20 Years Ago. This Is the Story of the First Fatality

In Sderot, near the Gaza border, 'We all suffer from post-traumatic stress,' said Mordechai Yosepov's son. 'My children grew up with the Qassam rockets'

Uri Grossman's grave at the military cemetery at Mount Herzl on Tuesday. 'I cannot truly fathom the fact that Uri, my son, is gone.'

Israel Memorial Day Over the Abyss

People stand still in central Jerusalem as they observe a minute of silence on Memorial Day.

As Israel Marks Memorial Day, Netanyahu Warns Nation of 'Indifference to Threats of Annihilation'

This year, in contrast to last year's coronavirus restrictions, bereaved families are permitted to visit military cemeteries ■ Protesters call for better treatment of disabled army veterans

The joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial in Tel Aviv, 2018.

16th Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony Held With Message of Peace

At annual event, bereaved Israelis and Palestinians tell of their journeys from bitterness and despair to fighting for reconciliation

Batya Asher at home in Tkuma, a religious moshav in southern Israel.

Israel Memorial Day Batya Lost Her Mother to War With Egypt. Years Later Her Son Fell in Lebanon

Batya Asher's mother died when an Egyptian plane bombed their kibbutz in 1948. 45 years later her son was killed in Lebanon. 'The day I buried him, I said I’d choose life, although I didn’t know what that meant,' she says ■ Israel Memorial Day 2021

A woman at the tomb of a loved one at Kiryat Shaul cemetery, today

Israel's Memorial Day: Five Ways to Commemorate Online

Here are some of the options for remembering the fallen — from a service that brings together bereaved Israelis and Palestinians to a Jewish study program with participants around the world

Hamdi Arslan holds a photo of his brother, Sabri Arslan. 'It was a pleasure to see him in uniform in the special outfit of the mounted police. I was proud. With his first paycheck, he bought me a watch.'

Israel Memorial Day Remembering the First 'non-Jewish' Policeman Killed in the Line of Duty

The tragedy of Sabri Arslan, who was killed in 1952 during clashes, provides an insight into the story of minorities who joined the young country’s police. Within the squad they were treated as second-class citizens. In their society, some disapproved of their joining a Zionist unit ■ Israel Memorial Day 2021

Joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial service, 2019.

Israeli Billboard Firm Refuses Ad for Joint Palestinian-Israeli Memorial Service

'This can cause me losses I cant even contemplate,' the company's CEO says, but organizers argue it may be violating discrimination laws

Making dishes kosher for Pesach in Netivot on Tuesday.

Israel's COVID Plan for Passover, Ramadan and Easter Would Let Thousands Celebrate Together

Israel's coronavirus vaccination drive lets Health Ministry issue more lenient guidelines ahead of religious, national holidays

Opinion Let the People of Israel Remember the Soldier Who Shot a Palestinian in the Back

Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Nahalat Yitzhak cemetery.

Analysis Coronavirus and Constitutional Crises Make Independence Day 2020 No Less Depressing Than Memorial Day

Military cemeteries are abandoned and independence festivities canceled as Israelis worry about their personal safety and the country’s well-being

Tal Kfir Shor, whose sister was killed in a terrorist attack.

Online Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony Attracts 200,000 Viewers

Communications Minister Amsalem criticized Israeli public radio’s Reshet Bet for broadcasting an ad for the event, which was held in Tel Aviv and Ramallah

A woman visits the cemetery at Mount Herzl, April 28, 2020.

Some Bereaved Families Defy Coronavirus Restrictions to Mark Memorial Day at Cemetery

Roadblocks were set on main roads leading to military cemeteries, but the police didn’t prevent bereaved families from visiting the graves of their loved ones

Avishay Vahav, whose brother, Asael, was killed in Lebanon in 1983, Petah Tikva, April 25, 2020

Another Circle of the Bereaved: Brothers, Sisters of Fallen Soldiers

Vahav died in April 1983 in an ambush in Lebanon. He was buried alongside an uncle who died in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. His brother Avishai talks about what it’s like to lose a sibling in war

Mordechai Meltzer, during the period that he became a German prisoner of war and was sent to a prison camp in occupied Poland.

After Arab Revolt and WWII, Israel's War of Independence Was His Last Battle

Thought dead in one war, only to die in another, Mordechai Meltzer is remembered by a nephew who ‘saw him as God’

A joint Israeli-Palestian memorial ceremony, Tel Aviv, April 17, 2018

Opinion It’s Frightening to Think That Any Death Was in Vain

The Western Wall plaza on Memorial Day eve.

How Israel Will Mark Memorial Day and Independence Day

Memorial Day was ushered in Monday evening to honor those killed in the defense of the country, and will continue until Tuesday evening, when Independence Day begins

High Court of Justice Denies Petition to Allow Visits to Cemeteries on Memorial Day

The court recognizes concern over the spread of the coronavirus as justification for the limitation

Rivlin and Israeli army Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi at the Memorial Eve ceremony at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, April 27, 2020

Rivlin to Bereaved Families: 'Isolation Brings Forth What Is Not There, We Embrace You From Afar'

Annual Western Wall ceremony held without an audience, as bereaved families kept at home over coronavirus restrictions

A man mourns next to a grave at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, April 2020.

Israel Holds Memorial Day Ceremonies Without Audience Amid Coronavirus Restrictions

Israel will commemorate 23,816 people who have fallen in its conflicts since 1860 ■ Defense officials call on the public to mark Memorial Day ‘at home and using digital means’ due to coronavirus crisis

Amir Klangel, who is active in the Our Brothers memorial project.

Israel's Bereaved Families Mark Memorial Day Behind Locked Doors

New project tries to allow every family to hold a digital memorial event during the coronavirus crisis

The audience at the joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony held in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.

Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony Gets Unprecedented Boost From U.S. Jewish Groups

Organizations from Union for Reform Judaism to IfNotNow are taking part; the event, to be held online because of the coronavirus, will draw record participation, the organizers say

Headstones at Tel Aviv's Nahalat Yizhak cemetery, October 27, 2016.

Opinion Why Didn't You Tell Us About the Palestinian Village of Tantura?

Analysis Vicious Protests at Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Are a Sign of Israel's Demise

But they are just the symptom; for the cause, look to the prime minister's residence

A memorial ceremony for Staff Sgt. Tamir Nevuani

Brothers of Barrier-breaking Druze Commandos Mourn and Remember

Tamir Nevuani was the first Druze fallen commando. His brother Nizar, and Motia Dagesh, who also lost a sibling, focus on their lost relatives as inspirations

Eitan Zamir, left, Zohar Vered and Orly Zohar, who lost fathers or a husband while the loved one was serving in the Israeli army, April 2019.

These Israelis' Parents Died in Battle When They Were Children. They Are Fighting for Financial Aid Israel Won't Give Them

Many Israelis with a father killed in the military say the state isn't helping them enough in adulthood. Widows are suffering too