Today with new methods in the world of DNA, many of these unknown soldiers can be identified. Just need permission to open the grave, take a small sample, close the grave and hopefully, the identification will now be complete.
When I visited Naomi Shemer's grave several years ago, I saw a few graves that were labeled Ploni Almoni [John Doe] age [age noted]. I thought it unusual that age was known, when name wasn't, but in any event, it was a testament to the fact that Israel has any number of 'unknown soldiers.'
Today with new methods in the world of DNA, many of these unknown soldiers can be identified. Just need permission to open the grave, take a small sample, close the grave and hopefully, the identification will now be complete.
When I visited Naomi Shemer's grave several years ago, I saw a few graves that were labeled Ploni Almoni [John Doe] age [age noted]. I thought it unusual that age was known, when name wasn't, but in any event, it was a testament to the fact that Israel has any number of 'unknown soldiers.'