Israel Memorial Day - Yom Hazikaron - יום הזכרון - Jerusalem Central market 2010

Yom Hazikron is the day on which Israel honors its war veterans. National memorial services are held in the presence of Israel's top leadership and military personnel. The day opens the preceding evening at 20:00 (8:00 pm), given that in the Hebrew calendar system days begin at sunset, with a siren. The siren is heard all over the country and lasts for one minute, during which Israelis stop everything (including driving, which stops highways) and stand in silence, commemorating the fallen and showing respect. Many national-religious Jews say prayers for the souls of the fallen soldiers at this time as well. The official ceremony to mark the opening of the day takes place at the Western Wall, at which time the flag of Israel is lowered to half mast.

A two-minute siren is heard the following morning, at 11:00, which marks the opening of the official memorial ceremonies and private remembrance gathering which are held at each cemetery where soldiers are buried. The day officially draws to a close between 19:00 and 20:00 (78:00 p.m.) in the official ceremony of Israel Independence Day on Mount Herzl, when the flag of Israel is returned to full mast.

Scheduling Yom Hazikaron right before Yom Ha-Atzma'ut is intended to remind people of the price paid for independence and of what was achieved with the soldiers' sacrifice. This transition shows the importance of this day among Israelis, most of whom have served in the armed forces or have a connection with people who were killed during their military service.

This video was taken at 11 am on Monday, April 19, 2010 at Machane Yehuda, Jerusalem's central market.

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[58ar]

I'm Israeli. All of us are brothers. We are a one family. There is not an Israeli man that doesn't know at least one soldier that died or a bereaved family from the neighborhood, school, friends, job or yourselves are bereaved.

Our Prime Minister himself is a bereaved brother.

We must to give respect for al of the soldier that died for our countey one day before our Independence Day.

Kol Israel Achim!!!

=all of Israel are brothers!!!

[kohavsky1983]

M E R A T E K ! ! !

[NaomiChandler]

@pupstar65 "the dead"?

[NaomiChandler]

פחד אללה!

[pupstar65]

@NaomiChandler no. it has nothing to do with any conflicts.... its just about honoring the dead

[NaomiChandler]

@pupstar65 Aren't they also suppose to honor the millions of people they massacred and stole their lands in Palestine?

[pupstar65]

@somgurl990 they are standing for a few minutes in honor of all of the fallen soldiers in the past.

you hear the siren in the background??

everyone does it

they highways are completely still while the whole country mourns

[sam86792468]

Why is Israel so scared of what the world will think of them if they rescue (IDF Soldier) Gilad Shalit from prison in Gaza

[somgurl990]

what are these people doing? its weird

[mesternod]

מדהים ומצמרר יחד