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.”
"The extent of the war's impact on the main growth engines of the Israeli economy, especially technology and innovation, is relatively low," said Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.
"Endorsing murderous terrorist organizations like Hamas is repugnant, dangerous and against everything we stand for as a country,” says deputy White House spokesperson.
“I have no doubt that this visit will also help strengthen the connection and parliamentary work between the Knesset and the Bundestag,” said Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy.
“There’s a sense of urgency here that I haven’t felt before,” said Rabbi Moshe Lieblich, co-director of Chabad of Wilmington with his wife, Chana. “People are scared.”