Today is the יום הזכרון, Memorial Day for israelis, commemorating the war dead and those murdered in pogroms and terror attacks.
23,928 soldiers have died since Independence in 1948.
Israel is still at war with 3 of the original belligerents.
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23,928 soldiers have died since Independence in 1948.
Israel is still at war with 3 of the original belligerents.
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A siren sounds at 8 the day before.
Originally this day coincided w Independence Day (tomorrow) but the bereaved families wanted to separate the mourning from the joy of freedom.
11am a siren stops all traffic for 2 minutes silence.
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Originally this day coincided w Independence Day (tomorrow) but the bereaved families wanted to separate the mourning from the joy of freedom.
11am a siren stops all traffic for 2 minutes silence.
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Independence only came about through great sacrifice; the approximately 4,000 military dead of the 1948 war were a huge sacrifice. That war is given less prominence than more recent conflicts.
I was lucky know Maurice Mann, who flew in the early IAF.
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I was lucky know Maurice Mann, who flew in the early IAF.
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We honour those who fought to create & maintain the Jewish State, beacon of freedom to the world and focus of liberal democracy in the Middle East today.
Israel guarantees Jews worldwide are safe - remember Entebbe - but this costs lives.
Honour them
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Israel guarantees Jews worldwide are safe - remember Entebbe - but this costs lives.
Honour them
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Don’t take israel for granted. It cost lives to create and costs lives to maintain our liberty in an antisemitic world.
Don’t take israel for granted. It cost lives to create and costs lives to maintain our liberty in an antisemitic world.
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