State ceremonies across the country begin with the sounding of the siren, alongside visits to cemeteries to honor the fallen. Former IDF Chief of Staff and former minister Gadi Eisenkot visits the grave of his son, Gal, in Herzliya. In Kfar Saba, the first ceremony is held since Lt. Hadar Goldin was laid to rest
It is easy to say this is the price a people pays for living in its own land, but behind the big words stand young people who gave up their future so that we could be here. From Nave Lax in Be’eri, to Ella Abukasis in Sderot, to Saadia Deri and my nephew Yair Avitan in Gaza, we must look directly at the heroes who built our national home.
Behind the staggering figure of 400,000 IDF reservists are individuals who leave home time after time. A new podcast and digital archive document their experiences from the field, from home, and from the gap between the two. The founders and interviewer Assaf Liberman say: "It is healing for the soul, a story that is beginning to be told for the first time"
Nothing can fill the void left by a fallen family member, but in a home where the emptiness is felt in every corner, dogs bring back a bit of life, tenderness, and routine. A unique new project creates personal matches between bereaved families and therapeutic dogs that touch wounded hearts through play, touch, and their very presence.
By effectively linking a ceasefire with Iran to a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the US and Israel are acknowledging Iran's Lebanese legion's occupation.
