Remembrance Day

Israelis must refrain from violence, even if we disagree - comment

This wasn’t a protest – it was an attack on the very idea that coexistence is possible. On the eve of a day meant for national unity, these rioters chose division, hate, and violence.

 Right-wing protesters scream in opposition at the joint Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony in Jaffa
Israeli flag

Why Israel makes me smile: Reflections on life, culture, and connection - opinion

 WE REMEMBER: Family and friends mourn as Maj. Dvir Zion Revah is laid to rest on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl, Jan. 7. Revah, 28, was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip

Israel's 'Ten Days of Deliverance' were more difficult this year - opinion

 AERIAL VIEW of damage caused to Park Canada forest by massive wildfires, May 3

Israel's fire still burns: Reflecting on the symbolism of our remembrance days - opinion


Yad Labanim head: Keep arguments out of cemeteries on Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day this year will be more painful than ever, don't sully it with division, says Ben-Shem.

People stand still in Tel Aviv, as a two-minute siren is sounded across Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 6, 2024

Israel's Remembrance Day - Supporting those left behind

Director of IDFWO: We are dedicated to assisting those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for Israel’s security.

 In the image, the picture Dan Asulin (right) and his young daughter visiting his grave.

Remembrance days bring Israelis together in their grief, even if only temporarily

The study delved into the emotional dynamics surrounding this day, which was marked on Monday this year, and detected a substantial decline in “affective polarization during the commemoration.” 

 Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 26, 2022, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

David fell on Oct. 7. His wife will honor him at Remembrance Day event 

Anat Meir will light the torch at the Yom Hazikaron Ceremony for English speakers organized by the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization, The Jerusalem Post, and the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem.

 Anat and David Meir with their baby.

Israel Remembrance Day event for English speakers returns to Jerusalem

The event will be held at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, which will also host an Independence Day morning prayer service.

Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

Israel approves national remembrance day for October 7 massacre

Knesset approved of two new ceremonies every year to honor the fallen victims.

 Zaka personnel work at a field with destroyed cars from the October 7 massacre, near the Israel-Gaza border, November 23, 2023.

Cabinet to approve Oct. 7 memorial day during meeting on Sunday

It is proposed that every year on Tishrei 24 there will be a national memorial day to commemorate the events that took place on October 7, including a state ceremony.

 Pictures of Israelis who were murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Nova festival placed outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 7, 2024

UK's Diane Abbott spreads fake news on X about pro-Palestinian protests, shames Braverman

Diane Abbott used a 2016 photo to claim that counter-protesters, protesting against the pro-Palestinian marches on Armistice Day, were neo-Nazis.

 Labour Party's Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott reads her party's manifesto at its launch in Birmingham, Britain November 21, 2019

Portugal slams Palestinian envoy: 'You shouldn't have started the war'

"I know you blame the Israelis, but this time someone from your side started it," said Rebelo de Sousa. "The Palestinian side started it. You can't blame Israel, you shouldn't have started it.

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa gestures near national flags of Israel and Portugal upon landing at Ben Gurion International Airport to take part in a Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial event

‘Hatikvah’: Hope and faith – why olim come to Israel - opinion

As I listened to “Hatikvah” over and over again, I reminded myself of why I had come to this country in the first place as a still-young entering unknown, uncharted territory.

 THEN-PRESIDENT Shimon Peres sings ‘Hatikva’ with Israeli youngsters, 2008.