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“Israel cannot survive without the Diaspora’s support, and the Diaspora needs Israel for its identity and a safe haven in a time of need,” Israel Bachar, Israeli consul general to the Pacific Southwest, told JNS.
“Our experience has taught us that innovation without deep human-centered caution can be as dangerous as the trauma itself,” said Maya Shany, Israeli youth delegate.
“We are burning inside with hate, with longing, with infinite sadness,” an Israeli reservist, who was injured in Gaza and saw three of his unit members killed, told attendees.
The military stands in “solidarity and unity” with global Jewish communities, said the IDF chief of staff.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the state memorial ceremony for the fallen of Israel’s wars on Mount Herzl.
The Israeli military released video showing troops observing the memorial siren, which sounds twice on Yom Hazikaron.
“The Deliverer” signs appear in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv ahead of Independence Day.
The decision is seen as both a political and economic statement highlighting the strength of the Abraham Accords.
“These quiet places may look still but they carry an unbearable grief.”
OneFamily’s Yom Hazikaron ceremony at Jerusalem’s Haas Promenade drew more than 1,000 bereaved family members for an evening of mourning, memory and the hard-won choice to go on.
Tuesday morning’s two-minute alarm sounded ahead of memorial ceremonies at 52 military cemeteries.
Annual event at Jerusalem’s Museum of Tolerance seeks to bridge the gap for English-speaking Israelis navigating national grief.
“A single knock has changed thousands of families lives’ forever,” the military said.
“America stands shoulder to shoulder with our indispensable partner Israel,” the ambassador said.
The university said it awarded Milei the degree “in recognition of his long-standing partnership with the State of Israel and his public international fight against antisemitism.”
“May the memory of the fallen of Israel’s wars and the victims of acts of terrorism be blessed forever.”
The 16 families “are here to stay,” pledges Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan.
Raz Hershko beat France’s Lea Fontaine, winning gold for the second time in her career.
An Iranian handler allegedly threatened the family of one of the suspects, which did not prompt the defendant to quit operating for the foreign agent.
Hersh, her only son, was kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7, 2023, with his best friend, Aner Shapira, and executed in captivity.
“The people remember. The people salute. The people are deeply grateful to the sons and daughters, thanks to whom our existence is assured,” the prime minister said.
Simon Karam previously headed the Lebanese team in negotiations regarding the implementation of the 2024 truce.
“The IDF views the use of schools for terrorist activity with the utmost severity,” the military said.
Foreign Minister Sa’ar fires back by recalling Madrid’s support for dictatorships.
The technique, called a “technological breakthrough” by Tel Aviv University researchers, will facilitate the discovery and mapping of underground cavities, even through rock.
“We are in a unique reality, in a period of historic war,” said Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
Former Israeli Navy commander Eliezer Marom told JNS that Italian and Spanish warships are likely accompanying the large flotilla heading for Gaza for search-and-rescue purposes.
“They reveal the Jewish year not as an app or a feed but as something literally held together by thread and parchment, calibrated by generations who turned those pages on the eve of festivals and fasts,” Chaim Neria told JNS.
“A paradigm shift is needed in how Israel presents itself to the world,” the late conservative activist wrote in a May letter to the Israeli prime minister.
“Every time I see this road, I will remember not just the struggle but the love and unity that brought me back home,” Edan Alexander said.
Danny Danon told the U.N. Security Council that Hamas rocket factories in Judea and Samaria are “hidden workshops of death, right on our doorstep.”
The decision represents the loss of 1 million seats and 22 routes, Ryanair said in a statement.
“This isn’t criticism of policy. This is delegitimization of the Jewish state,” the U.S. arm of the Betar movement stated.
U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a comprehensive proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war.
A 15-year-old boy was moderately to seriously injured in the attack.
“Hamas has no choice but to immediately release all hostages and follow this plan,” said French President Emmanuel Macron.