Nathan Alterman understood the biblical story of Saul well: The battle was lost, not the war, because the soldiers died on their own promised land. May the memory of the warriors of Israel be etched on our hearts forever.

At ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows that Israel will never allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons.

MK Michal Shir proposes mandatory notification for siblings of fallen soldiers, members of the security forces, or civilians who are killed in terrorist attacks.

Unlike the terrorists who control Gaza, who use their people as hapless human shields and faceless cannon fodder, Israelis honor every individual casualty of war.

In its ruling on a joint "alternative" Memorial Day ceremony, the Supreme Court cheapens the principle of purity of arms.