Mount Herzl

Editor's Notes: Milei’s torch should push Israel to think about its extra nine million

A country that was built to gather exiles should be better at recognizing the people standing near the edge of the camp, waiting to see whether anyone inside is ready to speak to them.

ARGENTINIAN PRESIDENT Javier Milei sings during an Independence Day ceremony this week in Jerusalem. His grandfather found out he was Jewish a short time before he passed away.
People covered with Israeli national flags walk onto Rabin square to take part in the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day at its 65th anniversary of the creation of the state in Tel Aviv

Ben-Gvir leaves Independence Day ceremony after sitting in Milei's seat, being asked to switch

Since the beginning of the war with Iran, about 180 new immigrants have arrived from North America

Israel's 78th Independence Day: Optimism, not pessimism, will rebuild the nation - editorial

People visit the graves of Israeli soldiers at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026, days before Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day).

At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing: Remembrance Day is shaped by new loss


Israeli leaders have a duty to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies, Benny Gantz says

Many bereaved families especially oppose the participation in ceremonies of Knesset members or ministers who did not serve in the IDF.

 Defense Minister Benny Gantz addresses the public in the Yom Hazikaron ceremony on Mount Herzl.

500 fallen soldiers' families to gov't: Keep out of Remembrance Day ceremonies

In quieter times when the country was less split by the judicial overhaul debate, Remembrance Day and Independence Day were hallowed moments when all political disagreements fell by the wayside.

 Bereaved families who oppose the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, hold a press conference in Ramat Gan, March 26, 2023

Visitors 'vandalize' Yoni Netanyahu's grave with heart-shaped stones

Lt.-Col. Netanyahu fell during the Entebbe rescue operation in 1976, when the IDF freed over 248 hostages from Uganda's Entebbe airport.

 IDF soldiers place flags at graves on Mount Herzl ahead of Memorial Day, May, 2022

Israel commemorates fallen soldiers with unknown tombs

Bereavement is always difficult, he said, but more so for those who live with uncertainty and with no grave of the loved one to visit.

Mount Herzl on Israel's Remembrance Day.

'We will gather strength and build up the Land': Yaniv brothers laid to rest at Mt. Herzl

The funeral procession departed from Har Bracha on Saturday, as dozens of Israelis lined the highway with Israeli flags.

 Friends and family attend the funeral of brothers Hallel, 21, and Yagel Yaniv, 19, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem. The two brothers were shot dead last night in a terror attack in the West Bank city of Huwara. February 27, 2023.

Large turnout at Israel's Rabin memorial as guests criticize incitement

This year, in a departure from the norm, none of the members of the Rabin family were among the speakers, although many of them were present.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal at a memorial service marking 27 years since the assasination of late Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, held at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on November 6, 2022.

Benny Gantz: Bereaved families paid price to ensure Israel's continued existence

Gantz offered words of comfort and encouragement at the Yom Hazikaron ceremony on Wednesday morning.

 Defense Minister Benny Gantz places a floral wreath on a memorial at Mount Herzl on Yom Hazikaron.

Remembering Israel's fallen: Hero after hero

On Mount Herzl, row after row, hero after hero — All Israel's fallen soldiers are a personal matter for Israelis.

 Soldiers stand at attention during the 2022 Remembrance Day ceremony.

Hannah Szenes' Hebrew birth date corrected on gravestone after 70 years

A high school student discovered that Hannah Szenes' Hebrew birth date on her gravestone was incorrect while working on a school project.

Hannah Szenes

Founder of Shalva, parents of Shira Banki to light Independence Day torches

The chosen candidates will light torches at the 74th Independence Day ceremony at Mount Herzl.

Israeli singer Shlomi Shabat lights a torch during the 73rd anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on April 14, 2021.