President Reuven Rivlin tells a virtual audience at the annual Memorial Day service in Jerusalem that the remembrance of fallen loved ones is no less diminished by the coronavirus regulations that have prevented the usual ceremonies.
"We... remember and [are] reminded of the two promises that are the basis of the Israeli covenant: to build by the sweat of our brow a life worth living, one that is peaceful and safe for our children, and to bring them home whatever the cost, even if they did not return from battle," he said.
"This year, we cannot cry together, this year we cannot look each other in the eye, but we remember these two promises. We will remember and be reminded, and we will feel fully, even this year, the inconceivable price we must pay so that these promises are kept."