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Peres: "We Still Live by the Sword, But We Strive for Peace"


(Ynet News) Omri Efraim - Israel marked the beginning of Memorial Day with a minute of silence as a siren sounded across the country on Sunday. At the state ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, President Shimon Peres said the State of Israel "was founded with the blood of our sons, with the sweat of the pioneers and the foresight of the prophets....to be an enlightened and productive society; to be a free and democratic society; to strive for peace." IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said: "While the siren sounds...I return to my friends and partners from along the way, who worked to build Israel's defense brick by brick. I recall their laughter, their gaze, their faces. I carry with me the determination and resolve they had in our way." "They knew well and good that at times the mission is very costly, and they were willing to pay the price. Here in this special place, we stand as one, with one heart, and remember the fallen, and promise to do everything in our power to deserve the dedication of the fallen, for our future and the future generations."
2014-05-05 00:00:00
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