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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan read the names of Israeli victims of terrorism at a Security Council session criticizing Israel before leaving the meeting in protest against the holding of the session on Israel's Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of hostilities. “Today is one of the most sacred days of the year for the State of Israel,” Erdan told the Security Council members. “We made numerous requests to reschedule today’s debate, describing the deep importance of the day, yet tragically this council refused to budge.” "We made numerous requests to reschedule today’s debate, describing the...

Sgt. Sivan Wiener of Holon had just celebrated her 19th birthday in Tel Aviv the night before the bombing. She wanted to return to her army base, but her family asked her to wait until early morning when it is safer to travel. Her older brother Dudu, 33, of Tel Aviv brought her to the bus station and he spoke with her on the cellphone at 6:15 to make sure she was all right. "When I heard about the attack, I called her again, but she didn't answer. I immediately understood that it was all over." He recalled in an...