IDF Chief of Staff visits Holocaust survivors “Each year, we return to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum – to the place where in addition to the national significance of this occasion, each of us explores his or her personal
Last week, (Wednesday, April 20th), 3,000 Syriac Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, and Coptic pilgrims and bishops participated in a traditional baptism ceremony for the upcoming Easter holiday at the Qasr Al-Yahud baptism site in the Jordan Valley. The pilgrims were accompanied
This evening, a farewell ceremony in Tel Aviv was held in honor of Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi who finishes his four year term as the 19th IDF Chief of Staff. The ceremony was attended by the families of fallen IDF
Last Tuesday (January 18), the Christian holiday of Epiphany was celebrated by thousands at the Qasr Al-Yahud baptism site in the Jordan Valley. The site is widely considered by Christians to be the place where Jesus was once baptized by
In light of the upcoming Christmas Holiday, the IDF and Civil Administration are making a number of goodwill gestures, beginning Sunday December 19th, 2010, for the benefit of the Palestinian population in the Judea and Samaria region. These measures were decided in
On Israel’s 62nd Independence Day, 120 soldiers gathered at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem to receive the prestigious President’s Award from Excellence from the Israeli president, Shimon Peres. Watch as the Israeli soldiers share their feelings on Israel and their
The Education Corps of the IDF is proud to release a music video for “You are the Home,” celebrating Israel’s 62 years of independence. Smadar Shir wrote the song and Libi (Li Biran), who works as a musical arranger for
The Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, opened memorial events ahead of Monday’s Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s memorial day for fallen soldiers and victoms of terrorism,by placing Israel’s memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, by
Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi visits the Yad Vashem Museum to speak at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony. The Chief of the General Staff recounts his father’s personal story as a Holocaust survivor and the way it has impacted his view
Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi meets with Leah and Jacob Zamin, a pair of Holocaust survivors, on Holocaust Memorial Day. This meeting took place as part of the “Flower for a Survivor” Project in which 15,000 IDF soldiers from various units