Five Minutes, Every Year – When Israel Stops to Remember

One of the most inimitable characteristics of Israel is its “small community” atmosphere. Here, we often call each other “brother” and “sister,” even if we’re talking to a stranger, because most chances are he served in the same military base as us, or a relative of his went to school with us, or even work with us. We all know each other, or almost do, which is why we can easily gather in a show of solidarity to achieve a common cause,