Posts Tagged: Israeli Memorial Day
Hamas Urges Arson as Wildfires Grip Israel on Memorial Day
As wildfires swept through the Jerusalem hills and a national emergency was declared, Israel on Wednesday observed its annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and...
Sirens Sound for the Dead — and for Rockets — on Israeli Memorial Day
Memorial sirens for generations of Israeli war dead sounded on Monday while air raid sirens warned of incoming shells from the conflict triggered by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Traffic slowed to a standstill for...
Netanyahu: Battle With Hamas in Gaza Is ‘Not Over,’ Israel Considering ‘Next Steps’
“The battle is not over,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said of the conflict with the Gaza Strip-ruling Hamas on Wednesday. Netanyahu was speaking at an...
Israelis Stand in Silence to Remember Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism
Israelis stood in silence on Tuesday night as a one-minute siren sounded nationwide to mark the start of the annual Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers...
Israelis Stand in Silence to Honor Fallen Soldiers, Terror Victims, as Memorial Day Gets Underway
Israelis stood in silence for one minute on Tuesday night, as sirens blared in remembrance of the country’s fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. Since 1860,...
Widow of Slain IDF Soldier Proud of Military Honor Bestowed on Late Husband for Fighting Palestinian Terrorists With Bare Hands
The widow of an off-duty IDF soldier killed in February while trying to tackle knife-wielding terrorists at a supermarket in the West Bank said the...
From Dry Bones to Start Up Nation
On May 15th, 1948 a certain national myth became a reality. Though Jews weren't the only landless people to walk the earth at the time,...
Yom Hazikaron: Remembering Israel’s Most Recent Fallen Soldiers, Terror Victims
In the United States, where war has become an increasingly distant affair for civilians and is the burden of a few armed forces volunteers fighting...
Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron: Remembrance Meets Celebration in Israel
Hundreds of Israeli flags are in place; the Air Force has been rehearsing its formation fly-by routine for days; platforms and sound systems stand ready...
