Within its first month, 85 households have kept Shabbat for the first time as part of the initiative, and more Shabbat first-timers are being matched with more soldiers each week.
This comes days after Israeli retaliatory airstrikes that hit “terror sites” in Gaza hours after two rockets were fired in the direction of Tel Aviv. No casualties in Gaza have been reported.
A larger Israeli delegation is said to have been delayed due to disputes over its composition, with the Israeli Foreign Ministry looking for a greater role.
Avigdor Lieberman said that in order to sufficiently protect the north, a five-year plan must be formulated: “It will require a minimum investment of a billion shekels per year.”
“It’s disgusting that a prestigious American university would aid and abet antisemitic agitators,” said Mark Rienzi, president of Becket and an attorney for the students.
Meanwhile, Israeli and Brazilian officials have begun initial discussions to coordinate president-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s visit to Israel soon after he is sworn into office.