Bloomberg: Israelis' struggles are lesson to everyone
May. 12, 2005 10:58 | Updated May. 12, 2005 12:00
The struggles of Israelis to defend their lives serves as an important lesson about strength and perseverance for everyone, but especially for the people of New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
"The experience of 9/11 brought out in us the courage to prevail that we admire so much in the Israeli people," Bloomberg said Wednesday at a ceremony to mourn fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror and to celebrate Israel's 57th independence day.
Bloomberg, who led the US delegation to the inauguration of Yad Vashem's new museum in March, said the state of Israel must have unflagging support because "in every corner of that small country - where the threat of violence is a constant - Israelis are determined not only to defend their lives, but to live them to the fullest."
The ceremony began with the wail of a siren. Pictures of people mourning dead loved ones flashed on screens suspended around the room, and two Israeli soldiers who were flown in for the ceremony lit memorial candles.
Israel's consul general in New York, Arye Mekel, said Israel looks forward to continued growth, but said, "we are still missing one element - peace."
The evening was organized by the New York-based group Dor Chadash, an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between American Jews and Israeli expatriates. The formal ceremony was followed by what organizers called the largest Israeli independence day celebration in New York City.
The third annual event, sponsored by more than 80 Jewish organizations, was expected to draw around 4,000 people, organizers said.
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The struggles of Israelis to defend their lives serves as an important lesson about strength and perseverance for everyone, but especially for the people of New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
"The experience of 9/11 brought out in us the courage to prevail that we admire so much in the Israeli people," Bloomberg said Wednesday at a ceremony to mourn fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror and to celebrate Israel's 57th independence day.
Bloomberg, who led the US delegation to the inauguration of Yad Vashem's new museum in March, said the state of Israel must have unflagging support because "in every corner of that small country - where the threat of violence is a constant - Israelis are determined not only to defend their lives, but to live them to the fullest."
The ceremony began with the wail of a siren. Pictures of people mourning dead loved ones flashed on screens suspended around the room, and two Israeli soldiers who were flown in for the ceremony lit memorial candles.
Israel's consul general in New York, Arye Mekel, said Israel looks forward to continued growth, but said, "we are still missing one element - peace."
The evening was organized by the New York-based group Dor Chadash, an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between American Jews and Israeli expatriates. The formal ceremony was followed by what organizers called the largest Israeli independence day celebration in New York City.
The third annual event, sponsored by more than 80 Jewish organizations, was expected to draw around 4,000 people, organizers said.
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