Remembrance Day

Women of the Wall call on Katz to include women in national Remembrance Day ceremony

The letter deplored that women had never had a significant role in the ceremony at the Western Wall, other than lighting the ceremonial torch.

A HOLOCAUST survivor lights a torch during a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day.
 Right-wing protesters scream in opposition at the joint Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony in Jaffa

Israelis must refrain from violence, even if we disagree - comment

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Why Israel makes me smile: Reflections on life, culture, and connection - opinion

 WE REMEMBER: Family and friends mourn as Maj. Dvir Zion Revah is laid to rest on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl, Jan. 7. Revah, 28, was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip

Israel's 'Ten Days of Deliverance' were more difficult this year - opinion


Michal Shachnai looks to reclaim her father’s memory from the state

Michal Shachnai's exhibition "On the Cypress Spear" at the Petah Tikva Museum of Art explores personal and national grief through art.

 PIECES FROM Michal Shachnai’s exhibition ‘On the Cypress Spear’ at the Petah Tikva Museum of Art.

This lone soldier organization is fighting for a better future for post-war Israel

HaBayit shel Benji is a home for lone combat soldiers in central Israel which provides housing, food, cleaning and laundry services, and more for the 87 soldiers who call the house a home.

 HABAYIT SHEL Benji – a home for lone combat soldiers which provides housing, food, cleaning and laundry services, and more for the 87 soldiers who call the house a home.

‘They’re all heroes’: AACI to honor the lives of North Americans who fought for Israel

As part of this year’s memorial ceremony for North Americans who fell in military service to the State of Israel or as victims of terror, AACI introduced its special commemorative website.

 HOSHEA HAGGI and daughter Dalia light the torch at the AACI ceremony. Hoshea’s brother Gadi and sister-in-law Judi were killed on Oct. 7, with their bodies kidnapped to Gaza

We will bow our heads, but stand tall - Opinion

It's time for us to accept the covenant of destiny and build our second independence.

 Nerya Meir

Beyond the headlines: A glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news  

Annual Bible Quiz brings Jewish world together on Israel's Independence Day, and more.

 Writings on the wall.

After the next election: Let the government govern - editorial

Too often, Israel’s policies depend on what the Americans will agree to, what Palestinians will say, and how the Saudis will react. But you can’t achieve what you don't define.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich sits among empty seats at the cabinet table in the Knesset plenum. A major part of our problem is the structure of our parliamentary system which makes ministerial assignments a reward for party loyalty and support for the coalition, says the writer.

Netanyahu shuns traditional Independence Day events; Opposition: goal was to avoid demonstrations

A person reportedly shouted "garbage" and "bring back the hostage" at Netanyahu as he was exiting one of the Remembrance Day ceremonies.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Mount Herzl. May 13, 2024.

Looking at a split screen on Independence Day - comment

Every day in Israel is Independence and Remembrance Day, and we can never forget the sacrifices made by so many to establish the country and bring it to the great heights it achieved.

 People walk on Jaffa street in Jerusalem, during Israel's 76th Independence Day celebrations, May 13, 2024.

Remembering the unsung American and Canadians heroes in Israel

Since 1967, the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel has held an annual ceremony to recognize fallen Israeli soldiers from North America.

 Remembrance Day ceremony held on May 12, 2024 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

A nation in trauma: A tribute to a hero, Oz Daniel

This month, Israel observes Holocaust Remembrance Day and Remembrance Day, mourning Holocaust victims and fallen heroes like Oz Daniel, who was killed on Oct. 7 and abducted to Gaza.

 Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the graves of fallen Israeli soldier during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on May 13, 2022.