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Hotels across the country are being directed to ramp up security over concerns of a repeat of the 2002 Park Hotel massacre in Netanya.
Anila Ali, the board chair and president of the American Muslim and Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council, and one of the co-founders of the Mukhayriq Initiative, said: “I feel like the Jews are our natural allies.”
Religious leaders, politicians and civil-rights activists gathered to break bread and show interfaith solidarity during the month of Ramadan.
Report: The concern is that Iran and Hezbollah will exploit the situation to recruit Shi’ite youth like they did in Lebanon.
The government said it would relax restrictions if calm prevailed.
In a telephone conversation, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz wished P.A. leader Abbas and all Palestinians a “blessed” Ramadan, but said it must not be a period “marked by terror.”
“Let’s not do things that undermine stability, which is critical during this period,” says Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz • Jerusalem sees third consecutive night of riots amid Ramadan unrest.
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Israeli Minister of Regional Cooperation Esawi Frej discuss efforts “to strengthen Israeli-Palestinian economic relations.”
“When Yazan’s uncle spoke, we saw the tears in his eyes, and we were able to truly feel his pain,” said 16-year-old Benyamin Gottlieb.
The officers, Yazan Falah and Shirel Aboukaret, “defended civilians with their bodies and saved lives,” said Border Police Chief Amir Cohen.
“The question of Jerusalem is not a political matter. It is a biblical issue,” says Knesset member Gila Gamliel.
He also discussed young evangelicals, the battle against anti-Semitism, the right for Israeli sovereignty and the arrival of Ukrainian refugees while he was in the country to receive multiple awards for his longtime work on behalf of Israel and Diaspora Jews.
