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Close-up of a sticker mosaic, one of many.

A memorial of stickers: The modern vigil for Israel's fallen

By YONATAN VERSTANDIG

People demonstrate in Vauxhall during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, November 11, 2023

Pro-Palestine groups plan to 'swarm' UK with coordinated protests on Armistice Day

By Mathilda Heller

Avoiding the confusion: October 7 vs. SimchatTorah as the Day of Remembrance

PIECES FROM Michal Shachnai’s exhibition ‘On the Cypress Spear’ at the Petah Tikva Museum of Art.

Michal Shachnai looks to reclaim her father’s memory from the state

HABAYIT SHEL Benji – a home for lone combat soldiers which provides housing, food, cleaning and laundry services, and more for the 87 soldiers who call the house a home.

This lone soldier organization is fighting for a better future for post-war Israel

HOSHEA HAGGI and daughter Dalia light the torch at the AACI ceremony. Hoshea’s brother Gadi and sister-in-law Judi were killed on Oct. 7, with their bodies kidnapped to Gaza

‘They’re all heroes’: AACI to honor the lives of North Americans who fought for Israel

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Nerya Meir

We will bow our heads, but stand tall - Opinion

By NERYA MEIR

Writings on the wall.

Beyond the headlines: A glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

By Sivan Rahav Meir

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich sits among empty seats at the cabinet table in the Knesset plenum. A major part of our problem is the structure of our parliamentary system which makes ministerial assignments a reward for party loyalty and support for the coalition, says the writer.

After the next election: Let the government govern

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Mount Herzl. May 13, 2024.

Netanyahu shuns traditional Independence Day events; Opposition: goal was to avoid demonstrations

By ELIAV BREUER

People walk on Jaffa street in Jerusalem, during Israel's 76th Independence Day celebrations, May 13, 2024.

Looking at a split screen on Independence Day

Remembrance Day ceremony held on May 12, 2024 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

Remembering the unsung American and Canadians heroes in Israel

By FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE

Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the graves of fallen Israeli soldier during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on May 13, 2022.

A nation in trauma: A tribute to a hero, Oz Daniel

By Romy Leibler/The Media Line

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana and Israeli president Isaac Herzog at a state memorial ceremony for victims of terror, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024, during Memorial Day.

Chaos at ceremonies: Mourners confront government members during speeches

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Mount Herzl. May 13, 2024.

Netanyahu: It's us or them – Israel or the Hamas monsters

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

Soldiers place flowers and flags on graves of fallen Israeli soldiers in Kiryat Shmona Military Cemetery, on May 12, 2024.

Marking Remembrance Day in an increasingly complex Israel

By JPOST EDITORIAL

A woman waves an Israeli flag as people gather during the event "100 days 100 voices" to mark 100 days since the October 7 Hamas attack, calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, in front of the Opera Bastille in Paris, France, January 14, 2024

We must celebrate this Independence Day to show our enemies they will not win

By RABBI AVI BERMAN

‘HALAHAKA.’

What to watch this week as Israel marks two monumental days

By HANNAH BROWN