The Torch-Lighting Ceremony is the official state ceremony that marks the closure of Yom Hazikaron and the opening of the Independence Day in Israel. The ceremony is held annually at the burial site o
2014 ceremony
Supreme court justice Miriam Ben-Porat kindles one of 12 torches, 1988
Stage set up for the 1978 celebration
On 19 April 2026, President of Argentina Javier Milei arrived in Jerusalem to pay his third state visit to the State of Israel since his inauguration in December 2023. During the three-day visit, Mile
Torch-lighting Ceremony (Israel)
…by Limor Livnat, chose a list of women to serve as torchbearers, as part of an effort to focus on the accomplishments of Israeli women. During his 2026 state visit, President of Argentina Javier Milei became the first leader of a foreign nation to be selected to participate at the torch-lighting ceremony, where…
Milei and Netanyahu, April 2026
Milei receiving the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour by President Isaac Herzog
Javier Milei February 2025