The Cabinet on Sunday, 30 Nissan 5772 unanimously approved the establishment of a ‘Hall of Names’ for the fallen of Israel’s wars, in the military cemetery on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem, at a cost of approximately 40 million NIS.

The Hall of Names will, under one roof, enshrine the names of all those who have fallen in Israel’s wars and will serve as a venue for state ceremonies and official visits.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said that, “We have no central hall to enshrine the memories of the fallen of Israel’s wars.  After decades of talking about it, the time has come to make a decision.  We are a people that overflows with memory.  We are doing this out of deep recognition of the contribution of the fallen, and I hope that such places will no longer be necessary.”

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)