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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Yad Labanim

Artist's impression of the new tower planned for the Epstein Compound in Jerusalem, nicknamed the 'Jerusalem Burj,' as seen from Yad Vashem. (AS+GG- Smith-Gil Architecture. Local architects Studio Yigal Levi Architects)
September 23, 2024, 6:44 pm
District planners approve controversial ‘Jerusalem Burj,’ rebuff most objections
Deputy Mayor Havilio vows to keep up opposition, says planners have broken own rules on building height and don’t think about preserving character of capital
By Sue Surkes
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a ceremony marking Memorial Day at the military cemetery in Beersheba, April 25, 2023. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)
May 2, 2024, 4:46 pm
Bereaved families irked by far-right ministers’ planned role in Memorial Day events
Government decisions seem calculated ‘to provoke, to ignite fires,’ says head of bereaved families’ organization; Kfar Saba mayor calls on Smotrich not to come to city
By Sam Sokol
Participants at a bereaved parents retreat at the Secret Forest retreat center in western Cyprus, on January 20, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)
January 29, 2024, 9:07 am
In the Cyprus mountains, bereaved Israelis find solace during wartime
A group of parents whose sons were killed while fighting in the Israel-Hamas war travel to the rural Secret Forest retreat center for a weekend of healing
By Gavriel Fiske
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi is seen at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, April 17, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
April 23, 2023, 6:04 am
Halevi pleads to keep ‘noise of debate’ out of IDF cemeteries on Memorial Day
Military chief says tensions over government’s judicial overhaul plans should be kept out of military graveyards so bereaved families can mourn in solitude
By Emanuel Fabian
Soldiers at the 74th Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on May 04, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 18, 2023, 11:09 pm
As national tensions rage, Independence and Memorial Day organizers plan for protests
Report says main independence ceremony could cut to taped rehearsal if disrupted; Gallant to bereaved: Telling politicians to skip Memorial Day events like asking to ‘lower flag’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at a ceremony to honor fallen Etzel fighters, in Tel Aviv, April 16, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
April 17, 2023, 3:01 pm
Kibbutz Movement nixes slated appearance of Gallant at memorial service
Group also rescinds invite to National Unity MK after bereaved families demand ceremonies remain free of politics with country undergoing upheaval over judicial overhaul
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers and family members of fallen soldiers gather for a ceremony marking Memorial Day at a military cemetery in Tel Aviv, May 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
April 16, 2023, 5:49 pm
Head of organization for fallen troops warns tensions high ahead of Memorial Day
Eli Ben Shem says bereaved families divided over judicial overhaul, with some opposed to politicians attending: ‘They’ll be pelted with eggs’
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen at the entrance to the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, March 9, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 10, 2023, 2:15 pm
Bereaved parents said to ask to bar Ben Gvir from Beersheba Memorial Day ceremony
Mayor tells parents that city has no control over who attends ceremonies organized by Defense Ministry in military cemeteries; urges leaving politics out of sensitive day
By ToI Staff
People stand still during the Memorial Day siren at Nahalat Yitzhak military cemetery in Tel Aviv on May 4, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 25, 2023, 1:02 pm
Bereaved families call for ministers to stay away from Memorial Day events – report
Amid contentious judicial overhaul, thousands of relatives of those killed in service, terror attacks worry ceremonies could be exploited for political gain via speeches, protests
By ToI Staff
A ceremony marking Remembrance Day for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, in Moshav Yashresh, on May 3, 2022. The sign reads "Yizkor" or "in memoriam." (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
May 4, 2022, 6:56 am
Divided Israel honors nation’s fallen as leaders look to heal wounds
Country will come to standstill for siren at 11 a.m. followed by ceremonies paying respects to slain servicemembers and terror victims, before transitioning to Independence Day
By ToI Staff
A man visits a grave of a loved one at the military cemetery in Haifa, May 3, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
May 3, 2022, 5:20 pm
Israel to usher in Memorial Day for soldiers, terror victims with 8 p.m. siren
Bennett appeals for national unity at commemoration event, warns enemies could exploit internal divides ‘to harm us’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Sgt. First Class Amit Ben-Ygal, who was killed when a rock was thrown at his head during an arrest raid in the northern West Bank village of Yabed on May 12, 2020. (Social media)
November 1, 2021, 3:43 pm
Court rejects Palestinian suspect’s petition to exhume helmet of slain soldier
Nazmi Abu Bakr, suspected of killing Amit Ben-Ygal by throwing brick at his head from building, argued that headgear buried with serviceman is key evidence in his case
By ToI Staff
An Israeli soldier places flowers and salutes the graves of fallen Israeli soldiers, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 27, 2020, 6:42 pm
Military cemeteries locked ahead of start of Memorial Day events
Visits to memorial sites and graves banned for all, including bereaved families, due to virus fears; High Court denies families’ last-minute petition asking prohibition be lifted
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
View of Mount Herzl military cemetery and the National Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 20, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 24, 2020, 8:42 am
42 soldiers and civilians killed since last Memorial Day, taking total to 23,816
In addition, 33 disabled veterans passed away due to injuries sustained during their service; official numbers published ahead of commemoration events
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
A woman cleans a grave of a family member at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 22, 2020. This year, due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, there will be restrictions on going to the cemeteries on Memorial Day itself. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 23, 2020, 1:20 am
Police won’t physically block bereaved families from cemeteries on Memorial Day
Families urged to visit graves of loved ones in days leading up to national day of mourning to prevent crowding and potentially spreading coronavirus
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
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