Bereaved Israeli families may now add ‘May God avenge his blood’ to soldiers’ gravestones
Some Israelis have aired misgivings about the change — “There’s a format for IDF burial, and civilian burial is an option” where the family can choose what to inscribe on the gravestone.
A soldier looks on as people gather ahead of a ceremony on Israel's Memorial Day, when the country commemorates fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and Israeli victims of hostile attacks, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem May 13, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA
