Yom Hazikaron 2009

The whole country comes to a standstill for 2 minutes on the morning of Rememberance Day for the 22,570 fallen in Israel's wars since 1948. The wailing of the air raid sirens bring everyone to a halt, including cars on the road. This video was filmed from a bridge in Herzliya overlooking the Tel-Aviv/Haifa highway.

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News & Politics

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• israel
• yom
• hazikaron
• rememberance
• day
• air
• raid
• siren

[Yesica1993]

Thank you for this. God bless Israel!

[Mintonnie]

This is just unbelieveable how everyone just stops! I am so amazed. Israel stopping in one flash!

[NYLUB]

@nordstern1981

Israel doesn't use this kind of sirens anymore :(

[nordstern1981]

Impressive sound - it's a German pneumatic F71 siren

[rockynanach]

מי כעמך ישראל

[PennyLane0123]

amazing. absotlutely. soo powerful.

[nomadnametab]

this is probably the most powerful, meaningful way to commemorate a national memorial day of any country on earth. we need this in the US.

[Eddersz]

@Titanbrad84, most people stop. You are forgetting that it is only for 2 minutes.

[Titanbrad84]

It unlikely everyone stop, or the power/railways/gas/hospitals etc would have a more serious problem.