Netanyahu Tells IDF Soldiers at Western Wall Hanukkah Lighting: “You Are the Maccabees of Our Time”
Netanyahu lit the second Hanukkah candle with IDF soldiers at the Western Wall and cast the moment as a modern Maccabees story—Israel fighting for survival and pushing back the darkness. Sara Netanyahu placed a note for the soldiers’ success and referenced the pain still unresolved: the return of fallen hostage Ran Gvili.