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As You Stand With Us, We Stand With You. Know That We Will Get Through This Together. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
From the Voice of the People and Office of President Isaac Herzog
Moments like this one put into sharper focus what matters most: our global Jewish community. Our bond with one another calls on us to show up with empathy, generosity, and sensitivity to those around us.
As this chapter unfolds, we hold onto hope that it will lead to greater security and stability.
We find ourselves once again in uncertain times, as renewed attacks from Iran target Israel and raise concern across Jewish communities around the world. What is unfolding in the Middle East is personal. It is impacting our families, our communities, and our daily lives.
Throughout our history, our global Jewish family has drawn on our unity to navigate moments like this one. These difficult times remind us that none of us stand alone. Our connection to one another is real, and it sustains us.
Let us continue to show up with care and with a deep sense of mutual responsibility. Together, we will meet this moment with unity, vigilance, and resolve.
A Message from President Isaac Herzog:
Dear sisters and brothers from all over the world,
Happy Purim!
I'm speaking to you today from Jerusalem at a crucial moment in our history.
A sobering, familiar moment of strength and resolve, even in the face of uncertainty.
The Iranian regime that has been merciless in oppressing its own people is now again targeting Israel, targeting American forces, targeting its neighbors and targeting Jews around the world.
This is the same empire of evil that empowered Hamas on October 7. This is the same evil that we read about in the Purim Megillah, Megillat Esther.
But as evil continues to rise up against us in order to try to destroy us, we will meet this moment with strength, with caution and with unity.
Throughout the Jewish world, We praise the heroism of Queen Esther and proudly boo Haman.
In Israel, we do so even from within bomb shelters.
And we do so while fighting to secure a better future for all of our children in Israel, in the United States, in the rest of the world, even in Iran.
To all of you in Jewish communities around the world, I urge you all to remain cautious and vigilant. The Iranian regime seeks to harm Jews wherever they can.
As you stand with us, we stand with you.
Be cautious, be alert, and hold your head high.
Dear sisters and brothers, we feel your deep concern and long-distance support.
We know that you too stand on the front lines in your own communities, defending truth, dignity, and Israel's good name. Know that you are in our hearts and prayers. Know that you are not alone, and know that we'll get through this together.
Not because there is no choice, on the contrary. Precisely because we have a choice. And we, Am Israel, always choose life. Together we choose to sanctify life and to pursue the peace for which we pray for every single day.
The resolve of the Jewish people is a force of nature. It is fact, miracle and destiny.
We've known challenges before, and each time we emerge stronger and together we will do so again. "In those days and this time."
Am Yisrael Chai!
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