Yom Hazikaron, a day of remembrance for those who fell in the struggle for the establishment of the State of Israel and in its defense, is marked during the 24 hours preceding Yom Haatsmaut (Israel’s Independence Day). Listen to the Yizkor Remembrance prayer, in memory of the fallen of the Israel Defense Forces, by Dan Kaner.
David “Dado” Elazar was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath … Read More David Elazar (1925-1976)
The former Finnish president, 2008 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, called U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to focus in the first year of his presidency on solving the Middle East conflict. Ahtisaari … Read More Martti Ahtisaari on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
2007 EMET Prize Laureate – Social Sciences Prof. Aharon Barak is awarded the EMET Prize for his unique contribution to the study of law and its development, for strengthening the … Read More Former Justice Aharon Barak
