Prime Minister Netanyahu publishes video message with a special blessing ahead of ther Passover festival. ‘Wwe are the generation of resurrection. The generation of victory.’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a special blessing for Passover this morning (Friday), in a video he addressed directly to the citizens of Israel.
“My brothers and sisters, citizens of Israel, on Seder night, we all gather with our loved ones, and we all tell the story of our people who went out from slavery to freedom.,” Netanyahu stated.
In his remarks, Netanyahu continued to address the expected absences at the Seder tables during this holiday due to the security situation: “But on this holiday for many families there will be empty chairs: The chairs of their loved ones, the hostages, who are still being held by Hamas, chairs for those who fell heroically on the battlefield, and chairs for our loved ones who have been wounded and who are fighting to return to their lives, in the rehabilitation wards.”
According to him, “But from this emptiness, rises the clear voice of our fallen heroes, like the final message of Elkana Wiesel, of blessed memory, who wrote to his family: ‘Don’t be sad when you part from me. Sing and support each other because this is the generation of redemption.'”
The Prime Minister added, “Indeed, ours is the generation of redemption, the generation of victory.Together we will return our hostages. Together we will defeat our enemies. Together we will embrace our wounded and together we will bow our heads in memory of our fallen.”
Netanyahu also praised the steadfast spirit of Israeli society: “On October 7, there were those who believed that we would drown in the sea in the face of the enemy’s armies. But not only did we not drown, we rose as one and with a strong hand and an outstretched arm we broke the axis of evil.”
He concluded his remarks with an optimistic statement: “The entire world looks with wonder upon our ancient people, who time and again overcome those who seek to destroy us. In every generation, they rise against us – and G-d and the spirit of our fighters save us from them. Greetings on this Festival of Freedom. A kosher Passover to the entire Jewish People.”
