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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Jack Lew makes first visit to Western Wall as US envoy, lights candle for those killed Oct. 7
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew prays at the Western Wall on November 8, 2023. (Western Wall Heritage Foundation)
New US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew made his first visit to the Western Wall earlier this evening where he lit a candle in memory of those massacred in the Hamas terror onslaught on October 7.
Lew was welcomed by Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, who hosted the ambassador for an extended discussion, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation says.
Lew — an Orthodox Jew — also prayed the Maariv evening service, the statement says.
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