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Israeli President Herzog Celebrates Hanukkah in Hebron
(Times of Israel) Israeli President Isaac Herzog, former chairman of the Labor Party and son of former Israeli President Chaim Herzog, on Sunday lit a menorah for the first night of Hanukkah at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron in the West Bank. Herzog said, "The historic connection of Jews to Hebron, to the Tomb of the Patriarchs, to the heritage of the patriarchs and matriarchs, is unquestionable. Recognition of this connection must be beyond all controversy." At the same time, he appealed to the shared heritage between Jews and Muslims. "In this holy space dedicated to all sons of Abraham, we have to continue dreaming of peace, between all faiths and creeds in this land, and to condemn any type of hatred or violence."