Jewish and Israeli Holidays
Tens of thousands of Jewish worshippers participated in the semi-annual Birkat Kohanim at the Western Wall.
“We all try to put interesting spins on what we’re doing, but certainly around the holidays,” said Sam Zeitlin.
Brig. Gen. Hisham Ibrahim, the administration’s new head, said the Jewish state is “fighting one of the most just wars in its history.”
Supporters are set to converge on “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv to mark 200 days since the abductions.
“We will continue to stand with Israel against the kind of reckless attack that we saw earlier this month from Iran,” said the British prime minister.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich authorized the chief rabbis to carry out the transaction.
Tens of thousands of Israelis had left their homes near Gaza and Lebanon.
“The ancient story of persecution against Jews in the Haggadah also reminds us that we must speak out against the alarming surge of antisemitism—in our schools, communities and online,” Biden said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a video “which seeks to raise awareness in the U.S., of the hostages being held by Hamas.”
“We will bring it [Hamas] more painful blows; it will happen soon,” said the Israeli premier.
“Unprecedented threats do not need to equate to unnecessary fear or panic,” said Michael Masters, of Secure Community Network.
The rare archival images depict how the holiday was observed in Israel between 1940 and 1980.
