“Throughout human history, revolutionaries have targeted the young and impressionable,” notes political commentator Bethany Mandel.

The trip follows President Ilham Aliyev’s talks with Erdoğan and Syria’s new ruler, Ahmad al-Sharaa.

On Yom HaShoah, the country unites in a powerful moment of silence and in ceremonies such as “Lechol Ish Yesh Shem” (לכל איש יש שם, “Every Person Has a Name”) to remember the Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

Gad Fartouk, 93, prays for 59 hostages in Gaza before lighting a torch at Israel’s Holocaust memorial ceremony marking 80 years since Nazi defeat.

On the Instagram page commemorating Shiri, family and friends shared an emotional tribute for what would have been her 34th birthday. ‘We see you every time we close our eyes’.

“The presence of ambassadors from around the world today is a powerful reminder that the victims’ memories live on,” stated Danny Danon, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations.

Israel’s Prime Minister pays tribute to the life stories of Holocaust survivors as a testimony of national rebirth – the opening of the central memorial ceremony in Jerusalem.

A new report by the Claims Conference warns: By 2035, only 66,250 Holocaust survivors will still be alive.

“Derech Nof Gvaot” combines natural beauty with strategic significance – another step toward strengthening Israel’s presence in the biblical heartland.