(Hebrew for "Day of Remembrance.") An
Israeli national holiday that takes place on the 4th day of the Jewish month of Iyar. The holiday commemorates all those who died as part of Jewish forces fighting to establish the State of
Israel in 1948, as well as Israelis who have died in the Israeli military since then. Followed the next day by
Israeli Independence Day, which Palestinians commemorate as the Nakba, marking
Palestinian displacement and dispossession, the Occupied Palestinian Territories are typically under a closure on these two days. See "
On Memorial Day, Israelis must reflect on Palestinians' collective punishment," Mairav Zonszein, +972mag, May 5, 2014.