Yom hazikaron

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Soldiers salute on a cemetary on Mount of Olives, Yom HaZikaron, the Israeli Memorial Day.
Israelis watch fireworks on Independence Day

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

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Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis attend Memorial Day events

Two commemorations took place in Jerusalem and in Bnei Brak.

A haredi man embraces a youth from the Orthodox community who has joined the army

The Dam HaMaccabim Project blossoms in time for Yom Hazikaron

Three young men bringing Yom Hazikaron from the ceremonies to the streets.

A civilian and a soldier wearing the memorial flower

A testimony of loss and strength

IDF Widows and Orphans releases booklet of letters and poems written by wives and children of fallen soldiers.

Sharon Abati and Chaim Weizman

Over 23,000 soldiers killed fighting for Israel since 1860

Some 56 soldiers were added to the list while another 40 IDF veterans who died as a result of disabilities and injuries over the past year were also added to the list, the ministry said.

A woman mourns on Mount Herzl on Yom HaZikaron

Palestinians denied entry for Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony

The ceremony comes to state that "War Is Not an Act of Fate – But a Choice of Man," according to Combatants for Peace.

Israeli Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony

Basking in our nascent independence

In 1950, more than a million Israelis celebrated the nation’s second birthday.

MEMBERS OF Kibbutz Gan Shmuel march on Israel’s second Independence Day, in Hadera in 1950.

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From tragedy to triumph

The lesson is clear – tragedy should be acknowledged, mourned and learned from, while recognizing that triumph is bound to follow.

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Not the Jewish way

Haredi reticence on Remembrance Day

A SOLDIER stands in front of a monument engraved with names of fallen soldiers, ahead of a ceremony marking Remembrance Day, in Jerusalem

Time for unity

Let us hope that our leaders begin dealing with the root of our problems soon so that we’ll be around to celebrate many more Independence Days here in Israel.

Israelis gather at Tel Aviv's beaches to watch Israel's annual Independence Day airshow, April 19, 2018