Today is Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day. The following story of a mother, Miriam Peretz, who has lost two sons, is a powerful one for many reasons. I am less certain about the words of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Speaking at the official ceremony on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl – the Israeli version of Arlington National Cemetery, Netanyahu spoke of soldiers and victims of terror as a single group. Does that really make sense?
Should victims of terror be mourned the same way as we mourn fallen soldiers?