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Families feud over Ben-Gvir Memorial Day speech

While some sing to drown out the minister, others shout out against them causing altercations lasting past the ceremony; 'He seems to enjoy it,' says one angered man 'He should have just kept quiet'

ynet correspondents | 04.25.23

'My smile will never radiate as it did in that picture,' writes mother of fallen IDF soldier

Nearly 19 years after her son fell in combat during an operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli celeb Osnat Vishinsky recalls her motherhood: 'In this picture, there is motherhood that is free of guilt, frustration, longing, pain'

Dina Halutz | 04.25.23

Families of the fallen in Be'er Sheva brace for Ben-Gvir's arrival on Memorial Day

Some family members say they choose to visit their loved ones early and leave the cemetery before the minister's arrival; 'this is poking a finger in our eyes, with intent," a grieving family member says

Ilana Curiel | 04.25.23

With somber siren and solemn services, Israelis to mark Memorial Day nationwide

From the main event at the national cemetery on Mount Herzl to military plots across the country, Israel will mourn the loss of 24,213 brave men and women who died protecting the country, as well as 4,255 victims of terrorist acts from the early days of Zionism to the present

Gilad Cohen, Itamar Eichner, Yair Kraus | 04.25.23

Israel grieves its fallen heroes in poignant Memorial Day service

Jews and friends of Israel from around the world tuned in for Ynetnews’s live broadcast of Masa Israel Journey’s Memorial Day ceremony in English

Ynetnews | 04.24.23

הנחת זרים בטקס "שירים לזכרם" במשכן הכנסת

Stop the protest, if only for 24 hours

Opinion: The national day of mourning for those who have fallen protecting Israel must not be used to score cheap political kudos or fuel the flames of the ongoing protest against the judicial overhaul

Nachum Barnea | 04.24.23

מפגינים בעד ההפיכה המשפטית מחוץ למשכן הכנסת, ירושלים

'Walking on eggshells': Deep judicial overhaul divide - this is what's ripping Israeli society apart

The Jewish state has much to celebrate; But instead of feting its accomplishments as a regional military and economic powerhouse, the nation that arose on the ashes of the Holocaust faces perhaps its gravest existential threat yet - not from foreign enemies but from divisions within

Associated Press | 04.23.23

'If only for one sacred day': Leave debate out of cemeteries on Memorial Day

Opinion: In a special column, IDF chief Herzi Halevi calls on Israelis to leave differences at the cemetery gates and unite around the memory of the fallen; 'The memory compels us to unite around it and focus on what binds us together'

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi | 04.23.23

Soldiers lay flowers on the graves of fallen IDF soldiers

Controversy grows over ministers' attendance on Memorial Day

Netanyahu calls for unit while Gallant urges government representatives to avoid political remarks as some bereaved families say they will protest politicians who attend ceremonies over judicial overhaul; one says Ben-Gvir's participation is a spit to his face

Ilana Curiel, Meir Turgeman, Lior El-Hai | 04.21.23

Gallant urges ministers to avoid politicizing Memorial Day

Defense minister says elected representatives of the government must attend memorial ceremonies but convey a unifying message while opponents of the government's judicial overhaul demand they stay away; Netanyahu echoes words in statement

Yoav Zitun | 04.20.23

Netanyahu government fears protests during national days festivities

Minister in charge of Independece Day main event says will enact 'zero tolerance' policy toward 'provocations'; 'It is a state ceremony, not mine or the government's, but the state's ceremony,' she says; defense officials fear violent clashes in military cemeteries on Memorial Day

Itamar Eichner, Korin Elbaz Alush | 04.19.23

טקס הנחת דגל הלאום על קברי חללי צה"ל הר הרצל ירושלים

Bereaved families demand politicians stay out of cemeteries on Memorial Day

Wary of unruly political discourse sullying the memory of their fallen relatives, hundreds of families have signed a letter in which they've stressed the importance of making sure politicians do not use these events as a platform for their talking points

Korin Elbaz-Alush | 04.13.23

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