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Sunday, May 12, 2024
Israel’s NY consul at Memorial Day event: ‘Every single household’ knows a victim
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsraeli Consul General in New York, former Likud MK Ofir Akunis, speaks at a Memorial Day event in the US city, sending condolences to the 20 IDF soldiers who died in battle in Gaza last week, who join a total of 30,140 killed in service or in terror attacks before and after the establishment of the State of Israel.
“Israel is the only country in the world where every single household knows someone lost in war or an act of terror,” Akunis says.
“Families. Friends. Neighbors. Each one is a whole life. Each and every one of them leaves a hole in our hearts.”
"Israel is the only country in the world, where every single household knows someone lost in war or an act of terror.
Families, Friends, Neighbors.
Each one is a whole life."
-Consul General @Ofir_Akunis at tonight's #YomHaZikaron ceremony. pic.twitter.com/1YxSJ8szrL
— Israel in New York (@IsraelinNewYork) May 13, 2024
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