In Jerusalem a ceremony of completion of writing a new Torah scroll, which was devoted to the fate of Gilad Shalit and the other missing and captive soldiers in the IDF.
The ceremony, organized by the President of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAEK) Alexander Mashkevich, was attended by the Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment of Israel Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Interior Minister of Israel Eli Ishay to the Torah text, add your own.
Israeli army Corporal Gilad Shalit was taken hostage by militants of Hamas in June 2006, after which the IDF launched a large-scale military operation on its release.
After the ceremony, the President of Israel Shimon Peres and Alexander Mashkevich discussed the Jewish diaspora and exile, geopolitical threats in the Middle East, as well as issues of anti-Semitism and xenophobia in the world. President EAEK received an award from the President.
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