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Today, Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and the Victims of Hostilities We commemorate the memory of twenty-three thousand seven hundred forty-one soldiers killed in combat. From the last memorial day until today, fifty-six more soldiers have been added to the list of fallen soldiers. At eleven o'clock, a siren will sound for two minutes, and then memorial ceremonies will begin in the military cemeteries throughout the country and in the military battalions. In the military section of Mount Herzl, the State Memorial Ceremony will be held for fallen soldiers of Israel. At...

Israel kicked off its 71st birthday celebration in the usual Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) style with cookouts, aerobatic shows, silly string, torch-lighting ceremonies and festive fireworks across the nation. In only seven decades, Israel has proven it’s possible to do the impossible at home and abroad, whether greening deserts with world-leading technological knowhow, rescuing people in distress in distant lands, or sending the smallest-ever spacecraft to the moon. Last year, ISRAEL21c brought you a timeline, “70 Years of Israeli achievement,” and a fantastic companion film, “70...

The online revolution reaches Zara in Israel: The Spanish fashion giant is opening an online store in Israel. It began running on Wednesday through the app and on Thursday through an online site. The Spanish retailer will provide its customers with home deliveries within three to six days at a cost of NIS 30, or free delivery of more than NIS 200. Zara also allows customers to collect the products ordered from 10 of its 25 physical stores. The app shows women's, men's and children's Zara brand only. Zara has other brands it intends to sell online, among others, Pull and Bear and Barshke

The Neterlands won the Eurovision song contest after winning 492 points. Italy was second and third was Russia. At the end of the judges' count, Sweden won the premiere but the audience gave the victory to Duncan Lawrence of Holland, who also watched his victory Kobi Merimi was ranked 23rd. Of the judges he received twelve points, all from Belarus. Of the world audience received thirty-five points. Only Germany received no points from the crowd. Our correspondent, Shani Nachshoni, states that at the end of the vote counting, members of the Icelandic delegation took a political protest and...

The Histadrut, the management of the Perrigo Yerucham pharmaceutical factory and representatives of the workers 'workers' committee signed a special collective agreement that regulates the terms of employment and wages of the workers and workers, after the sale of the plant being fabricated is completed. Negotiations on the agreement prior to completion of the sale are intended to ensure the workers' rights in a continuous manner upon completion of the transaction. Only a month ago, the company's management announced the withdrawal of the agreements between the parties regarding the sale....

The Israeli Space Agency and Space Florida signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday. The signing ceremony was attended by the Minister of Science and Technology, MK Ofir Akunis, Governor of the State of Florida, Mr. Ron de Santis, CEO of Spice Florida, Frank DeLo, Director General of the Ministry of Science and Technology Ran Bar, Yitzhak Ben-Israel, Chairman of the Israeli Space Agency and Avi Blassberger, Director of the Israeli Space Agency. As part of the agreement, the institutions will work together to launch educational programs to promote science and technology in Israel...

China's Sichuan Province's General Secretary, the highest-ranking official in the province of 87 million people, opened an innovation and business forum in Tel Aviv yesterday, attended by dozens of Chinese and Israeli businessmen Together with Party Secretary Mr. Peng Qinghua, a delegation of businessmen from southwest China arrived in the fields of agriculture, life sciences and software to expand ties with Israeli companies The visit of the general secretary of the Soochuan Party to Israel this week is the most important visit of a Chinese government official in Israel in 2019, to date....

A double stabbing attack in Jerusalem: A man about 50 years old was seriously wounded from stabbing on Friday morning near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. He goes to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. The medical unit said: "The trauma unit faces a man in the 1950s with stabbings in the neck and head area. A short time later another wounded man was reported to be stabbed, an 18-year-old boy, near the Hurva Synagogue in the Old City. His condition is easy. The police said that the two stabbings were carried out by a terrorist. He was shot by policemen and died.

Israel again attacked Syria for the second consecutive day. Yesterday, Israel retaliated in response to Syrian fire into Israel, but Israel continued to attack without explanation. The Syrian news agency SANA reports that missiles were fired at the T-4 airport in Syria, located near the city of Homs. The Defense Ministry in Damascus announced that Israel was responsible for the attack and that two missiles had been intercepted. According to the Syrian Center for Monitoring Human Rights, five soldiers were killed in the attack, three of them Syrians. The attack destroyed a rocket depot and...