A view of the Western Wall and Dome of the Rock. Source: Sifra Lentin Courtesy: Gateway House
20 February 2025

A ‘ceasefire’ visit to Israel

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A visit to Israel in the last week of January coincided with the six-week ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust in which 6 million Jews were killed during the Second World War. It revealed a country at war and in mourning, yet one whose natural resilience looked to the future with optimism.