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Passover Message from Prime Minister Netanyahu: Salutes Israel's "Independence and Freedom"

News Staff : Apr 19, 2019
Times of Israel

Passover begins tonight and will be celebrated around the world.

(Israel) — [Timesofisrael.com] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touted what he said were burgeoning ties between Israel and the Arab and Muslim world Friday in a Passover video he released on his social media platforms hours before the start of the Jewish festival. (Photo Courtesy: Times of Israel)

"Citizens of Israel, Jewish brothers and sisters around the world. Each year on Seder night, I am deeply moved. Passover touches upon the roots of our national identity. Thousands of years ago we raised the banner of freedom and liberty," he said of the Jewish festival that celebrates the Jewish people's liberation from slavery and Exodus from Egypt.

"We went from slavery to freedom, from subjugation to independence. We began our long journey from Egypt to our home — Zion and Jerusalem," he said in the Hebrew clip.

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