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Israel's 78th Independence Day: Optimism, not pessimism, will rebuild the nation - editorial

With new immigrants continuing to arrive and Israel ranking high in the World Happiness Report, optimism, not pessimism, has always been the driving force behind Israel’s survival and growth.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Since the beginning of the war with Iran, about 180 new immigrants have arrived from North America
People visit the graves of Israeli soldiers at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026, days before Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day).

At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing: Remembrance Day is shaped by new loss

Across Israel, families marking Memorial Day, known as Yom Hazikaron, are doing so this year against a backdrop of continued fighting and a steady stream of new casualties.

|ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA
Former hostage Emily Damari lights the torch during the main rehearsal of the 77th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025.

Thousands urge Israeli media to skip state Independence Day ceremony, air civilian alternative

The campaign was launched by Yotam Kipnis, a resident of Kibbutz Be’eri who lost both his parents and several relatives in the October 7 massacre.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
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Jerusalem razes Elie Wiesel Plaza for NIS 73m. underground passage to Shaare Zedek

SZMC’s director-general Prof. Ofer Merin told In Jerusalem that when construction is completed, he will make sure that the Elie Wiesel Plaza and its garden are restored.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Remembrance Day 2021 in pictures

Remembrance Day ceremonies commemorated Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, who lost their lives in the fight for the country's existence.

APRIL 14, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Remembrance day 2021 on Mount Herzl

Remembering Herzl on his 116th yahrzeit

Herzl's most famous quote stands as a testament to his tenacity: 'If you will it, it is no dream.'

JULY 12, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Theodor Herzl leaning over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel, Switzerland, probably during the Sixth Zionist Conference there in 1903

Gantz on Independence Day: Israel must prepare for tough times

"We will win war" against coronavirus, Knesset speaker says

APRIL 29, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz lights a torch at Israel's offical Independence Day ceremony on April 28, 2020

Memorial Hall of Israel's Fallen soldiers wins international prize

The memorial site, designed by Kimmel Eshkolot Architects, combines light space and names of fallen soldiers to offer visitors a unique way to commemorate their friends and loved ones.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Memorial Hall of Israel's Fallen at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery

Bringing Herzl home

A salute to Chaplain Rabbi Oscar Mike Lifshutz who arranged Zionist visionary Theodor Herzl's re-burial in Jerusalem's Mount Herzl in August 1949.

AUGUST 15, 2019ByDAVID GEFFEN
Theodor Herzl leaning over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel, Switzerland, probably during the Sixth Zionist Conference there in 1903

Israel's first lady Nechama Rivlin laid to rest

Rivlin was buried on what would have been her 74th birthday.

JUNE 6, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Reuven Rivlin is comforted by family at his wife's funeral on Mt. Herzl, in Jerusalem, June 5, 2019

IDF memorial wins architecture awards in China

Architect Etan Kimmel served as keynote speaker at the Chinese design award ceremony, broadcast live across Chinese national TV channels.

MAY 1, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Architect Etan Kimmel accepting two awards at the 9th annual International Space Design Award Idea-Tops in Shenzhen, China, April 25, 2019

President Rivlin, Israeli officials remember Shimon Peres in Jerusalem

The memorial ceremony for the late president was held at the Great Leaders of the Nation section of Jerusalem's Mount Herzl cemetery.

AUGUST 31, 2018ByJULIANE HELMHOLD
Reuven Rivlin commemorates the late Shimon Peres in Jerusalem

On This Day: Theodor Herzl re-interred 69 years ago atop Mt. Herzl

Known in Hebrew as Har Hazikaron (the Mount of Memory) as well as Har Herzl, Israel’s national cemetery is symbolically located adjoining the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center and the Jerusalem

AUGUST 3, 2018ByOREN OPPENHEIM
Herzl's grave at the top of Mount Herzl.

Hesder yeshiva students refuse to visit Rabin’s grave

The incident took place on Sunday, with the four individuals refusing to visit the grave together with their unit on ideological grounds.

JUNE 7, 2018ByJEREMY SHARON
A girl lays a red rose on the grave of slain prime minister Yitzhak Rabin on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl