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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 flotilla, consisting of some 50 ships. was expected to enter the Israel-enforced interception zone around Gaza on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Abelow, Fuld’s friend since childhood and a prominent Israel advocate in his own right, received the award for his work in carrying out Fuld’s legacy through his Pulse of Israel Show and 12Tribe Films Foundation platforms.
Musa Shaldan oversaw attacks on Israeli forces in Gaza, and was also a key figure in launching incendiary balloons toward Israeli territory, the IDF said.
“President Trump has accomplished what many said was impossible. His determination never wavered, even when others lost hope.”
“We have a lot of support for the plan, a lot of buy-in,” Witkoff said of the Arab, Muslim and European support for the deal.
Acre resident Issa Mahdi, 18, planned to attack a bus stop near the city’s train station and had already taken steps to acquire explosives, according to police.
Instead of Hamas isolating the Jewish state, “we turned the tables and isolated Hamas,” Netanyahu said.
The organizers are “not against Israel” and do “not mix politics” with cheese, said Noémie Richard-Stein of Gvinage dairy in northern Israel.
Two years after Hamas’s massacre displaced 62,000 southern Israel residents, those returning receive symbolic kits to help restore a sense of home, security and community.
The situation in Lebanon remains volatile following the end of the truce on Feb. 18.
“I believe that today we’re taking a critical step towards both ending the war in Gaza and setting the stage for dramatically advancing peace in the Middle East.”
According to the plan, Hamas will disarm, and the Gaza Strip will become a “deradicalized terror-free zone” governed by a “technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee.”
