In honor of Israel’s fallen.
“Tonight, Israel weeps,” acting President Dalia Itzik told bereaved families who attended the state ceremony at the Western Wall. Itzik described the loss of Jewish, Arab, Beduin and Druse soldiers over the years as “a pact of blood.” “We have no words of comfort,” she said. “But we embrace you, the families, with endless love.” Those who fell defending Israel, Itzik said, “would want us to be united.”
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