Posted on 06/04/23
Initiated by the World Zionist Organization and the Israeli Ministry of Defense - * A minute of silence for those who fell in battle defending the State of Israel and for victims of terror against Jews was observed on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue*
For the first time in the history of the Celebrate Israel Parade in support of Israel in New York, a minute of silence was observed in memory of the those who fell in battle defending the State of Israel and for the victims of terror against Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora.
The traditional Celebrate Israel Parade in New York began this year with a minute's silence observed by the thousands of marchers, in memory of those who fell in battle defending the State of Israel and for those victims of terror on the initiative of the World Zionist Organization and the Division for Commemoration,Family and Heritage at the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
The parade was held on Sunday June,4th on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue in New York attended by thousands of marchers from Jewish organizations from North America, Israel and Worldwide, including Israeli Cabinet Ministers, members of Knesset (Israel's Parliament) and high ranking US government officials.
As was reported previously, three weeks ago the Israeli Government passed a decision, on the initiative of the chairman of the World Zionist Organization Yaakov Hagoel,to commemorate Jews in the Diaspora who were victims of terror and murdered in hostilities of an anti-Semitic nature outside of Israel.