Memorial day

‘Enough is enough!’: Holy sites bill sparks religious power struggle - analysis

A bill amending the Law for the Protection of Holy Places passed a preliminary vote, boosting the Chief Rabbinate’s authority and reigniting debate over religion, state power, and Diaspora ties.

A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in the foreground as the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background.
 THE DOMINICAN Republic US Veterans Village, which provides a model of care that carries profound lessons in confronting the hidden wounds of war, says the writer, shown here with his wife, Adi Bedein, flanked by co-founder Dr. Gary Deutchman (left), and US Marine veteran Manny Salazar (right).

Healing beyond borders: A journey into the Dominican Republic’s US Veterans Village - opinion

 American policeman and police car in the background.

Two dead, nine injured in Philadelphia shooting, police say

 Lt. P drew a photograph of her friend, Staff sergeant Nehoray Levi Amitay z"l and his girlfriend.

Honoring fallen friends: Soldier’s mark tributes to fallen friends through service and memory


Mystery as old as Israel: Who is the little girl buried with Hahagana fighter?

An eight-year-old girl was buried with a fallen Hahagan fighter in 1948, but nothing is known about her.

 PARATROOPERS SALUTE after placing flags on the graves of fallen soldiers, during preparations for Remembrance Day ceremonies on the Mount of Olives.

Holocaust survivors call for more gentiles to participate in memorial ceremonies

JEWISH AFFAIRS: Speakers at the March of the Living remind listeners of the necessity of Israel.

 PARTICIPANTS WAVE Israeli flags Tuesday at annual International March of the Living on the grounds of the former Nazi Auschwitz death camp in Oswiecim, Poland

Israel's Remembrance Day: 59 IDF soldiers have fallen in past year

4,255 civilians have been murdered in terrorist attacks since 1851.

The Defense Ministry conducted cleaning and maintenance work at the graves of IDF soldiers ahead of Memorial Day 2023

Gallant to politicians: Don't make political statements on Remembrance Day

In past weeks, bereaved families have demanded that politicians not show up to cemeteries for Memorial Day ceremonies.

 IDF soldiers place flags at graves on Mount Herzl ahead of Memorial Day, May, 2022

New website memorializes terror victims with no Wikipedia pages

Most terror victims' Wikipedia pages are deleted after they stop being relevant, a new project aims to create memorial pages for victims and their families.

 Wikipedia webpage in use on a laptop computer is seen in this photo illustration taken in Washington, January 17, 2012

The importance of Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day - opinion

Those who support this joint Memorial Day ceremony have to believe that in many respects we are all victims of this conflict.

Israeli Youth at a ceremony marking Remembrance Day for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, in Moshav Yashresh, April 13, 2021.

Allow Palestinians to enter Israel for Remembrance Day ceremony - NGOs to High Court

The petition to the High Court claimed that the decision to ban Palestinians from entering Israel for a joint ceremony was a violation of freedom of expression.

 Palestinians, Israelis and politicians attand a memorial ceremony commemorating the long Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Tel Aviv on May 3, 2022, as Israel marks the annual Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers.

Towards Memorial Day: Thousands of Books of Deuteronomy in a Unique Edition for Soldiers


Grapevine April 16, 2023: Remembering Together

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

  PRIME MINISTER David Ben-Gurion and his wife Paula welcome guests at a reception for Independence Day in 1949.

Memorial Day: Family of fallen soldier won't visit son's grave in protest of gov't

The family of Yossi Garciani wants to avoid running into politicians on Memorial Day and placed a sign on the grave, writing that they would not come to visit.

Family members visit the graves of their loved ones at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 11, 2021