The authors of that triumph encompass the whole of the early Israeli community. The great David BenGurion declared Israel a state but he could not have without the thousands of brave Israelis willing to fight for it. Chaim Weizman secured international support for Israel but he could not have without the hundreds of thousands of Jews willing to immigrate to the Holy Land. And of all these heroes. the famous and the anonymous. none have given more than the 22.437 Israeli soldiers who have fallen in battle since 1860. It is no coincidence in Israel that Independence Day is preceded by Remembrance Day. to honor the fallen Zahal warriors.
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