Holocaust survivors wearing 'Talit' (prayer shawls) and 'Tefilin' (phylacteries), sit in a synagogue during a Bar Mitzvah ceremony on May 17, 2012 in Ashkelon, Israel.

A Holocaust survivor whose number tattoo is still visible puts on the 'Tefilin' during the ceremony.

Palestinian women scuffle with Israeli policemen as they try to stop them from arresting a relative in the east Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Issawiya on May 15, 2012, as Palestinians took to the streets to mark Nakba day.

A Palestinian suspected of throwing stones is detained by undercover Israeli police officers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya May 15, 2012.

A boy holds up a door key as Palestinians take part in a rally marking Nakba in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 15, 2012.

A Palestinian youth shoots fireworks at Israeli policemen in the east Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Issawiya on May 15, 2012.

Israeli riot policemen arrest a Palestinian boy in the east Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Issawiya on May 15, 2012.

The head of Gaza's Hamas government, Ismail Haniya (blue polo shirt), takes part in a marathon in Gaza City on May 15, 2012 to mark Nakba day.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews stand next to bonfires during Lag Ba'omer celebrations to commemorate the end of a plague said to have decimated Jews in Roman times, in Bnei Brak, Israel, on May 9, 2012.

A young boy watches a bonfire burn as Orthodox Jews of the Satmar Hassidim dance and celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'omer in the village of Kiryas Joel, Orange County, New York, on May 9, 2012.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys sit in front of girls and women as they look at a bonfire lit on the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'omer in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood on May 9, 2012.

Men of the Orthodox Jewish Satmar Hassidim crowd the steps of a synagogue (backround) as women of the sect stand in a separate area (front) as they celebrate Lag Ba'omer in the village of Kiryas Joel, New York, on May 9, 2012.

An ultra-Orthodox woman prays during traditional festivities for Lag Ba'omer near the grave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on Mount Meron in northern Israel on May 10, 2012.

Hagai Amir, the brother and key accomplice of the man who assassinated Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, flashes the victory sign as he leaves Ayalon prison in Ramla near Tel Aviv on May 4, 2012. Amir was freed from prison after serving 16 years in prison for complicity in the murder of Rabin, and another six months for death threats he made against former prime minster Ariel Sharon.

Dozens of left-wing demonstrates gathered at the prison in central Israel to protest the release. "We will not forget, we will not forgive," they chanted.

Shlomo and Geula, the parents of Hagai and Yigal Amir, wait for their son to be released from prison on May 4, 2012.

An Israeli family enjoys a picnic underneath the wing of an old military transport plane in The Defender's Forest, near Kibbutz Nachson on Israel's 64th Independence Day. All photo's shot by EPA's Jim Hollander on April 26.

Children play on an old Israeli military transport in The Defender's Forest as a kettle steams on a charcoal fire as families visit the area for a picnic on Israel's 64th Independence Day.

An Israeli family enjoys their Independence Day picnic underneath the wing of an old Israeli military transport plane in The Defender's Forest, near Kibbutz Nachson.

A man weeps as he grips a stone monument to fallen soldiers that carries the name of a close relative at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel, on April 25, 2012.

Israeli soldiers stand still as a siren marks the annual Memorial Day for fallen Israeli soldiers, near the Israel border with the Gaza Strip, on April 24, 2012.

People observe two minutes of silence during the annual ceremony at the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, marking the annual Holocaust remembrance day on April 19, 2012.

Holocaust survivor Meir Friedman waits to tell his personal testimony to an audience of Israeli border police officers during a ceremony in the Martyr's forest near Moshav Kesalon, in central Israel, April 19, 2012.

Meir Friedman, center right, tells his story to a group of Israeli border police officers on April 19, 2012.

A man's eyes wells up with tears as he and everyone in a car of the electric light tram system comes to a stop in Jerusalem when a siren sounds for two minutes, April 19, 2012, marking Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day.

Israelis stand still next to their cars on a highway as a two-minute siren sounds in memory of victims of the Holocaust in Jerusalem on April 19, 2012.

A christian pilgrim prays inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Easter Holy Week, on April 5.

Roman Catholic clergymen hold candles as they circle the aedicule during the Holy Thursday mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's old city on April 5, ahead of Easter celebrations. Christians around the world are marking the Holy Week, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, leading up to his resurrection on Easter. Christians traditionally believe the church is built on the site where Jesus was crucified and buried.

Catholic clergy walk holding candles during the Holy Thursday procession of the Washing of the Feet inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 5.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal washes a priest's foot during the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ahead of Easter celebrations in Jerusalem's Old City on April 5.

A Christian pilgrim kisses the Anointing Stone inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 5.

Catholic clergy walk holding candles during the Holy Thursday procession of the Washing of the Feet inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 5.

Children look on as Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men knead the dough before baking the Matzoth or unleavened bread on April 2, in Jerusalem. Religious Jews throughout the world eat matzoth during the eight-day Pesach holiday (Passover), which begins April 6 at sunset to commemorate the Israelis' exodus from Egypt some 3,500 years ago and commemorate their ancestors' plight.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man pours flour into a mixing bowl to prepare matza, a traditional unleavened bread, to be eaten during the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover, in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood April 2. The flour is kept in a separate room from the water to ensure it does not not touch the water before the mazta is prepared. Passover commemorates the flight of Jews from Ancient Egypt as described in Exodus from the Bible. According to the account, the Jews did not have time to prepare leavened bread before fleeing to the Promised Land.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cooking pots into boiling water in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel, on April 3, in order to rid the utensils of any traces of leavening ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man pushes a cart full of potatoes in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel, on April 3. The potatoes are provided by charity organizations for people in need ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which falls on the evening of April 6. Passover, one of Judiasm's most important holidays, commemorates the Jewish exodus from ancient Egypt and their wandering in the desert on their way to Israel, and is celebrated with the 'Seder,' or Passover dinner.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather for food distribution in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel, April 3.