Government approves ‘Hall of Names’ to commemorate fallen soldiers
Memorial on Mount Herzl to be used as site for ceremonies and state visits
View ArticleTribute to fallen soldiers turns 10
Army Radio project for Memorial Day has top artists performing songs with lyrics written by war and terror fatalities
View ArticleBarak asks bereaved families not to give up ‘dream of peace’
Netanyahu says the sacrifices make Independence Day possible
View ArticleMinisters skip Second Lebanon War memorial ceremony
Families of fallen soldiers angered
View ArticleSoldiers’ memorial won’t include terror victims’ names
High Court rules that those who died while serving the country are distinct from civilians killed in attacks
View ArticleIsraelis prepare to remember 25,578 fallen
Minute-long siren Sunday evening will usher in Remembrance Day and 24 hours of somber ceremonies and reflection
View ArticlePM thanks fallen soldiers as Memorial Day commences
‘We remember, we weep, and we hurt,’ says Netanyahu; Israelis to pay tribute to 25,578 wartime dead in ceremonies throughout the country
View ArticleMasses visit cemeteries as nation’s fallen remembered
Some 1.5 million expected at remembrance ceremonies for Israel’s 25,578 war and terror victims; Ya’alon: ‘The struggle is not over, rather it is changing in nature’
View Article‘We will not give in or surrender,’ PM says as nation remembers fallen
Some 1.5 million at ceremonies for Israel’s 25,578 war and terror victims; morning siren brings country to standstill
View ArticlePeres sings and the nation dances as Israel celebrates independence
Dignitaries attend President’s Residence celebration; Monday evening saw torchlightings mark transition from Memorial Day to Yom Ha’atzmaut at Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem
View ArticleOver a million Israelis flock to parks, nature sites for Independence Day
Forest fire near Elad; many parks report overcrowding; Monday evening saw torchlightings mark transition from Memorial Day to Yom Ha’atzmaut
View ArticlePeres on Memorial Day: ‘Our joy is always incomplete’
After siren sounds for 25,664 fallen soldiers, terror victims, president tells troops and bereaved families that Israelis ‘still live by the sword but seek peace with all our hearts’
View ArticleOver 1 million to attend Memorial Day ceremonies
Preparedness at events commemorating the 25,664 fallen soldiers and terror victims to be increased due to hot and dry temperatures
View ArticleNetanyahu: IDF only thing keeping Jews safe from new massacres
Sirens wail as country honors 23,169 fallen soldiers and 2,495 terror victims; PM: ‘No pain in the world’ compares to pain of losing a child
View ArticleBrothers push for Israeli-style moment of silence for US Veterans Day
Proposed legislation passes House of Representatives, a result of siblings’ four-year quest to honor US fallen as Israel does its own
View ArticleAfter battle, papers show tunnel vision
Faced with death and destruction and wondering where Israel goes from here, the print press retreats into tried and true ideological bastions
View ArticleIDF soldier Avitar Moshe Torjamin killed in Gaza
Circumstances of death unclear; IDF death toll climbs to 28
View ArticleTwo IDF tank officers killed overnight
Deaths of Captain Dmtri Levitas, 26, and First Lieutenant Natan Cohen, 23, raise IDF toll in Gaza to 29
View ArticleFallen IDF soldiers in Operation Protective Edge
64 soldiers have been killed in the conflict with Hamas
View ArticleConflict with Hamas hits fatally home for American tourist
NY Jewish educator Rina Cohen Schwarz learns about ‘real Israel’ after soldier cousin falls in Operation Protective Edge
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