On my way to the memorial ceremony, the planned siren went off in the whole country. All drivers stopped their cars, even those on the highway, all pedestrians stopped walking. I took off my headphones, stood still and in silence for one minute to observe this moment. I have never been a part of such a touching moment!
There were about a thousand people at the ceremony at Rabin Square; the lucky ones sitting by the stage. There was an opening speech and then the performances began. A singer sang a few songs then a video of family members, girlfriends, who had a son or partner, pass away during a war were being interviewed, showing pictures, black & white videos of war... It was very emotional. Then a different artist came on stage to sing more sad songs and so on. Most of the people that attended the ceremony can relate to this situation; since this country is on the small scale chances are they know someone who was killed in a war. I, a citizen of this country for nearly two years, have a friend whose brother died in the Second Lebanon War. It is simply the way of life here. Israel has been fighting for itself, literally since the day it gained independence in 1948.
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