Israel's Memorial Day
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
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
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
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
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’
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Netanyahu Rebuffs Iran at Memorial Ceremony: We Will Not Allow Tehran to Have Nuclear Weapons
Premier says 'our dear ones who fell are diamonds,' then takes stab at Iran, who announced earlier it is 'diminishing commitments' to nuclear pact ■ Addressing Gaza tensions, PM notes 'campaign not over'
Memorial Day: He Survived the Rough Seas and Exile, but Died Fighting in Israel's First War
After being deported to Mauritius by the British in 1940, new immigrant Arie Keler made it to pre-state Israel five years later, but was killed in battle in 1948
'Die, Leftist' Why Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Drove Right-wingers Out of Their Minds
Most of the audience was from the cultural elite that is currently fighting for its life, which has no connection to the demonstrators outside, as if they were residents of two different galaxies
Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Event Disturbed by Protesters; Ceremony Streamed in Gaza
‘I’m hoping people in Gaza will get a different idea about Israelis - and vice versa,’ Gazan organizer tells Haaretz; protesters call participants 'Nazis' and 'traitors'
Analysis This Memorial Day, Netanyahu's Biggest Achievement Is the One He Won't Talk About
Far fewer Israelis have died from terror and warfare under Bibi, but this belies his image as a tough man to meet on the battlefield
23,741 Fallen Soldiers: Israel Marks 71st Memorial Day
Sirens sound across country at 8 P.M. ■ Official torch-lighting ceremony held; joint Jewish-Palestinian memorial event to take place despite Netanyahu's criticism
Netanyahu at Memorial Day Ceremony: Israel 'Must Resolutely Defend Our Existence'
Speaking at a military cemetery in Tel Aviv, Defense Minister Lieberman said: 'We're not looking for adventures, but when it comes to the security of Israel and its citizens, there will be no compromise'
The Forgotten 15-year-old Hero of Israel's War of Independence
Historian says Yaakov Fadida, who died while helping to defend Tiberias in 1948, deserves Israel's highest medal
Opinion My Fallen Friend Would Have Been Aghast and Amazed by Today’s Israel
45 years later, he would be amazed by a powerful army and flourishing economy but stunned by growing hate, degraded democracy and arrogant, inciting leaders
Israel's President at Memorial Day Ceremony: We'll Protect IDF From Any Controversy
Speaking in Jerusalem, Reuven Rivlin calls for a society which 'will not allow every split to strike root among us' ■ IDF chief of staff: 'Atop the walls of the land stands a formidable army'
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Join in Shared Grief at Alternative Memorial Day Event
High Court overruled defense minister who tried to block attendance of bereaved Palestinians. Last year’s event was marred by violent right-wing protests