At the Memorial Day ceremony at the Yad Labanim building in Jerusalem, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein vows to offer greater support to bereaved families after an earlier incident saw a bereaved father banned form the official ceremony.
“This year, we pledge to embrace you more than ever, and we pledge that you will remain above any dispute and outside of any argument,” Edelstein says.
“Just as they [the soldiers] know how to live as one both on and off the battlefield, we too must live as one family, every single day even when it’s difficult.”
Earlier, a bereaved father heckled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a ceremony opening a new remembrance hall for Israel’s fallen soldiers on Mount Herzl.
Moments into his speech at the national cemetery, the prime minister was interrupted by Shaul Chitayat shouting, “Apologize! I don’t forgive you.”
Chitayat was banned from attending the ceremony at Yad Labanim over his outburst.
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