Israeli Ambassador Pleads for Prayers for Wounded Son, Warns of Existential Threats
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Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter addressed Chabad emissaries in New York, pleading for continued prayers for his hospitalized son, Neria, and mourning his son Moshe Yedidyah, killed in combat. Leiter warned of an existential threat to Israel and rising antisemitism, urging emissaries to identify enemies and strengthen Jewish identity. He recounted his expedited White House credential presentation and his assertion of Jewish indigenous rights to the Land of Israel, contrasting it with territorial disputes. Leiter criticized media portrayals of the Gaza conflict as a "blood libel" and called for increased efforts to protect the Jewish people.
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- Ambassador Yechiel Leiter asked for prayers for his hospitalized son, Neria, and mourned his son Moshe Yedidyah, killed in combat.
- Leiter warned Chabad emissaries of an existential threat to Israel and the mutating nature of antisemitism.
- He stressed the importance of identifying enemies and asserted Jewish indigenous rights to the Land of Israel.
- The ambassador criticized media coverage of Gaza as a "blood libel" that could incite further violence.
- Leiter urged emissaries to increase their efforts for the Jewish people, drawing on his son's example.
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