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)