To celebrate this day and honor those who have fallen, The Jerusalem Post has created a timeline in remembrance of the national struggle to finally bring every hostage home.

Days before Schumer’s remarks, the Trump administration bypassed Congress to approve a $7 billion arms sale to Israel.

The Israeli government’s second annual antisemitism conference in Jerusalem this week is part of a relatively recent move by the country to concern itself with countering global antisemitism. Early Zionists presented the State of Israel as a solution to antisemitism,