PM Netanyahu and his Wife Sara Light 1st Chanukah Candle via Zoom with the World Zionist Organization and Representatives of Diaspora Jewish Communities

By BJLife Israel Newsroom
Posted on 12/10/20

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, this evening (Thursday, 10 December 2020), lit the first Chanukah candle – via Zoom – with the World Zionist Organization (WZO) and representatives of Diaspora Jewish communities.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:

"This is an especially happy Chanukah. We are expanding the circle of peace with Israel, and are attaching Morocco to as it well.

This is gigantic news. The light of peace has never been so strong. We are bringing peace. We are also bringing coronavirus vaccines. We are bringing hope and blessing to the people of Israel this Chanukah.

There is nothing like this evening, in this place in Jerusalem, on this holiday, to mark the huge change that occurred in the annals of our people. The Maccabees saved the Jewish people; they saved the Jewish heritage and religion. Without them the Jewish people would not exist.

We have many reasons to celebrate this Chanukah. A happy holiday to you all. A happy holiday to the people of Israel in the Diaspora."

Also participating were Minister David Amsalem (via Zoom), WZO Chairman Yaakov Hagoel and representatives of Diaspora Jewish communities (via Zoom) from – inter alia – Greece, Italy, England, the US, Hungary, Poland, Scotland, Sweden and Germany.