At TA solidarity rally with France, speakers stress common values

About 2,500 people participated in an event at Rabin Square to show support and solidarity with terror victims in France.

The crowd included many French immigrants. In addition to the French ambassador and former president Shimon Peres, opposition leader Issac Herzog and Interior Minister Silvan Shalom also participated.

Israelis attend a rally at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv in solidarity with Paris and in tribute to the victims killed in Friday's terror attacks in Paris, November 14, 2015 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Israelis attend a solidarity rally at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to pay tribute to the victims killed in Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, November 14, 2015 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

All of the speakers stressed the common values shared by France and Israel, chiefly the love of liberty.

The event closed with the singing of the Marseillaise and Hatikvah, with many of those gathered singing along to both anthems.

–Simona Fuma

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