Yom Hazikaron ceremony pays tribute to 60th year since sinking of ‘Egoz’
The Jewish Agency for Israel’s annual Yom Hazikaron ceremony—Israel’s Memorial Day—held on Wednesday honored a tragic event in Jewish history, as well as fallen soldiers, terror victims and those injured or killed in anti-Semitic...
Memorial Day ceremony honors fallen Israeli soldiers from ‘haredi’ units
A memorial service in honor of fallen Israel Defense Forces soldiers and those from the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) units, adapted for the religious community, was held at Jerusalem’s Shalva Hall on Tuesday night and broadcast online to...
In first, Israel’s Arab sector holds Memorial Day service
In a historic first, a Memorial Day ceremony was held on Tuesday to commemorate fallen Arab soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces.
The event, which took place in the Arara village in the Negev Desert,...
Netanyahu on Memorial Day: ‘We mustn’t remain indifferent to threats of annihilation’
Israelis across the country stood silent at 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning as sirens blared for two minutes to mark Israel’s Memorial Day.
During the siren, fighter jets flew a special aerial salute over the...
Israel to soon get the green light to go mask-free outdoors
Israel’s rate of coronavirus continues to drop in the midst of a successful mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus with public health chief Dr. Sharon Alroy-Pries saying on Tuesday that starting next week, Israelis...
Israel to begin receiving vaccinated tourists on May 23
Israel will begin receiving vaccinated tourists from abroad through a phased plan that will begin on May 23, the Israeli Tourism Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Israeli Tourism Ministry Orit Farkash-Hacohen and Health...
Israel gets ready for presidential elections
The Knesset has begun preparations to elect President Reuven Rivlin’s successor. Rivlin’s term as president is slated to end on July 9, and according to law, elections for the next president must be held...
Netanyahu to Austin: Israel will not allow Iran to carry out goal of nuclear...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will never allow Iran to develop “nuclear capability to carry out its genocidal goal of eliminating Israel” during a joint press conference with visiting U.S....
Israel’s former UN envoy hosts foreign diplomats at Independence Day event in Tel Aviv
Danny Danon, formerly Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, hosted a diplomatic event in Tel Aviv on Sunday in honor of the country’s upcoming 73rd Independence Day.
During the in-person event at the city’s...
Controversial Arab MK wins Israeli TV award
Labor Party Knesset member Ibtisam Mara’ana, whose nomination for the Knesset sparked a legal battle, was named one of the winners of the Israeli Academy for Film and Television’s 2020 awards on Sunday.
The ceremony,...