memorial day

A joint memorial service is needed this year more than ever

Change starts with the ability to hear, feel, and acknowledge the pain of the other. This is our mission in the Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony, this year more than ever.

By ESZTER KORANYI
14/04/2024

Israel establishes an annual commemoration of the Oct. 7 attack — but not on Oct. 7

When Israel’s governing coalition convened on Sunday to set an annual memorial day to commemorate the tragedy, it didn’t choose October 7 or any date on the Gregorian calendar.

By BEN SALES/JTA
18/03/2024

Former IDF chief: Israel's situation is worse today than it was during Yom Kippur War

Former IDF chief of staff Dan Halutz: Politicians 'spat in the faces' of bereaved families on Remembrance Day

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.

By ZIV REINSTEIN/WALLA!
24/04/2023

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.

By SHANNA FULD
21/04/2023

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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