Israel will forever be indebted to its friends and supporters abroad, Rivlin says in an Independence Day message to Diaspora communities.
“As we look to the year ahead, we are all aware of the difficult challenges that lie before us, both internally and externally,” says Rivlin, who is in his first year as president. “We can overcome these obstacles, as we always have done, together, with mutual respect and understanding.
“Together we can work to ensure that Israel fulfills its promise of a Jewish and democratic country, with equality and freedoms for all its citizens. This is my hope, my prayer, and my mission, and I know it is yours, too.”
In the message, Rivlin calls Israeli independence “the accomplishment of a 2,000-year-old dream.”
He also releases a video on YouTube offering greetings from Israel to “friends in Israel and around the world.”
Israel Independence Day begins Wednesday at sundown with a ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
— JTA
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