Jerusalem Controversy

Israel was marking Memorial Day on Tuesday under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the nation’s military cemeteries closed for the first time in the country’s history and ceremonies being held without audiences as mourners were asked to remember their loved ones at home alone. At 11 a.m. Tuesday,…

Home   >   Israel News Memorial Day was ushered in Monday evening to honor those killed in the defense of the country, and will continue until Tuesday evening, when Independence Day begins Following a nationwide one-minute siren and a ceremony at the Western Wall Monday evening marking the begining…

Home   >   Israel News Annual Western Wall ceremony held without an audience, as bereaved families kept at home over coronavirus restrictions Memorial Day was ushered in on Monday evening with a one-minute siren around the country, followed by a ceremony broadcast live from the Western Wall in Jerusalem…

Israelis on Monday evening commemorated the country’s fallen soldiers and terror victims, bowing their heads for a minute of silence, as air raid sirens sounded nationwide to mark the start of Memorial Day. Following the siren at 8 p.m., the official Memorial Day ceremony was held at the Western Wall…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel came to a standstill for a minute on Monday evening to mark the beginning of the country’s memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of attacks.The somber day of mourning comes as Israel is beginning to relax stringent measures meant to combat the country’s coronavirus outbreak.…

By The Associated PressMon., April 27, 2020timer2 min. readJERUSALEM - Israel came to a standstill for a minute on Monday evening to mark the beginning of the country’s memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of attacks.The sombre day of mourning comes as Israel is beginning to relax stringent measures…

Israel Memorial Day, Western WallHadas Parush/Flash90 Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day to honor fallen soldiers and victims of hostilities opens with a ceremony at the Western Wall. At 8 p.m., a one-minute siren will be heard in Israel, and the state ceremony at the Western Wall marking the opening of…

Ryan EwingAn empty O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. Enticing flight deals for the fall are tempting quarantined travellers to consider life beyond the pandemic despite the lingering uncertainty of the global situation. Airlines, in their attempt to re-inspire confidence, have implemented numerous passenger-friendly strategies to get consumers back on planes…

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday defended the government’s plan to shutter the country’s military cemeteries for next week’s Memorial Day out of concerns that people would visit them en masse and potentially spread the coronavirus. “This was a very, very difficult decision, but it was necessary as every year…

JTA — This year is the first time since 1992 that Passover, Easter and Ramadan have all fallen in the same month. It should be among the busiest tourist months Jerusalem has seen in decades, if ever. But traveling as a tourist to Jerusalem right now is impossible. Even if…