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Source: http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/10/07/1905.htm
IDF Chief of Staff Speaks at Arch of Titus in Rome
(Israel Defense Forces) IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi spoke during a short ceremony at the historic Arch of Titus in Rome Monday evening, on the eve of Tisha B'Av [9th of Av on the Jewish calendar - a fast day marking the destruction of the First and Second Jewish Temples in Jerusalem]. The Arch of Titus commemorates Titus' victory over the Jews in Jerusalem in 70 AD. Gen. Ashkenazi said: "Despite all the misery and horrible tragedies that struck us since the destruction of the Second Temple and our exile, the Jewish People were able to re-establish their national independence in 1948. The Israel Defense Forces...is the force that stands prepared against all of our enemies and those who seek to harm us. It is the force that, when required, will prevent tragedies like the one commemorated by this arch."