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From the Liveblog of
Friday, April 19, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, April 19, 2024
President calls on Israelis to leave an empty chair at Seder table for hostages
President Isaac Herzog delivers a video message ahead of the Passover holiday, April 19, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Ahead of the Passover holiday, President Isaac Herzog calls on Israelis to leave an empty chair at the table during the Seder festive meal in memory of those who were murdered and kidnapped in Hamas’s October 7 massacre.
“There is no doubt that this year’s Seder night will be unlike any other Seder night,” he says in a video message featuring photos of over 100 hostages still held by terrorists in Gaza.
“Those who carry the pain and grief with them all the time are feeling it even more strongly ahead of Passover. For them, there is an empty chair with them every moment of the day, wherever they turn,” the president adds.
“Let us all embrace the bereaved families, the families of the hostages and the wounded and their families.”
