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Jonathan Pollard plants a vineyard for Esther - and reflects on the love that brought him home

“Her message was simple: Jonathan cannot be abandoned. He must be freed. He must be brought home to Israel. She kept one flame alive through years when darkness appeared stronger than hope."

Rivka and Jonathan Pollard and Adam Scott Bellos display an example of the wine to be created in memory of Esther Pollard.
Memorial at Majdal Shams listing the victims of the rocket strike there.

Majdal Shams dedicates memorial park honoring 12 children killed in rocket attack

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) walks through the Dirksen Senate Office Building before Judiciary Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, April 27, 2022.

Lindsey Graham is gone, Israel may never find another friend like him - comment

THE 66TH BATTALION memorial at Jerusalem’s Ammunition Hill now bears four sections, tracing the unit’s losses from the Battle for Jerusalem in 1967 to Israel’s subsequent wars, and, most recently, honoring five veterans Hamas murdered during or after the October 7 massacre.

Ammunition Hill memorial now honors Six-Day War veterans killed on October 7


October 7 Families National Memorial to host two dozen artists

Hosted by Rotem Sela and Hanoch Daum, the ceremony will take place on Monday, October 7, in Yarkon Park, and over 20 artists have been scheduled to perform. 

 A flyer for the October 7 Families National Memorial Ceremony

Jerusalem commemorates 23rd anniversary of 9/11 in stunning ceremony

WATCH: Join Us in Remembrance. On 9/11, the world changed forever. 2,983 lives were lost.

 Remembering 9/11 - Tolerance over Terrorism JNF-USA

Netanyahu responsible for divide on October 7 ceremony, Likud MK says

"Holding a ceremony like this, in the midst of a war, while our soldiers are risking their lives, is a mistake in judgment even before we get on to discussing who is managing the ceremony."

Likud MK Moshe Saada speaks at the Knesset. June 25, 2024.

October 7 state ceremony to proceed in Ofakim despite widespread opposition

Controversy surrounds the October 7 state memorial in Ofakim, with many victim families and kibbutzim rejecting government involvement.

Miri Regev (L) A house at Kibbutz Nirim burned on October 7 in the Hamas attack. (Illustration)

More Israeli artists refuse to perform at October 7 memorial ceremony sparking controversy

Several Israeli artists refused to perform at the October 7 memorial, sparking controversy.

 View of the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 2, 2023

Herzog proposes unity-focused October 7 ceremony at President's residence amid controversy

President Herzog's proposal came after multiple communities in the South affected by the October 7 massacre boycotted the state ceremony which will be led by Transportation Minister Miri Regev.

 President Isaac Herzog.

The vineyard of hope: Planting a vineyard in the wake of Oct. 7

'Mark my words, I will plant a vineyard in the name of those who perished.'

 YAAKOV HASAN with wife, Sapir, and the four children, including the family’s latest addition.

Making beers in memory of those killed on October 7

'Viewing the students’ creations strengthens our personal and community connection to the tragedy and creates opportunities for actual healing.'

 THE DESIGN for Fish Beer was the work of Rotem Moryosef, in memory of Amir Fisher, who fell defending Kfar Aza on Oct. 7.

Two anti-Israel activists arrested for vandalizing London Cenotaph protesting arms sales to Israel

Two anti-Israel activists were arrested for vandalizing the London cenotaph, placing a Palestinian flag and spray-painting.

 Demonstrators hold Palestinian flags in Whitehall by the Cenotaph, during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, during a temporary truce between Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain, November 25, 2023.

Anne Frank statue in Amsterdam defaced with 'Gaza' graffiti, mayor calls for public's assistance

The Anne Frank statue in Amsterdam was vandalized with 'Gaza' graffiti, drawing condemnation from Dutch politicians and calls for witnesses to report the incident.

 Statue of Anne Frank in Amsterdam. Taken in 2005