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Friday, March 10, 2023
ISRAEL WEEK IN PHOTOS
Purim Fun, Political Madness and an Ongoing War on Terror
Purim
is always such a joyous time in Israel. Even anti-government protests
and an escalating war on terror couldn’t disrupt the festivities.
Israel Today
Yeshiva students take off time from studying Talmud to celebrate Purim in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak.
Celebrating a colorful Purim in Bnei Brak.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews reading the Scroll of Esther on Purim - with one
boy dressed for fun in Arab costume and another as the high priest - in
Jerusalem Belz Yeshiva.
Jewish settler boy dressed in Purim costume as an IDF paratrooper next to the real thing - in Hebron.
Orthodox Jewish boys read the Scroll of Esther in Jerusalem.
Not everyone was in a festive spirit. Some Israelis held yet another
demonstration against the current government and its policies - in Tel
Aviv.
Meanwhile Palestinians youth try to prevent IDF forces from stopping
terrorists during a raid in the Askar refugee camp east of Nablus. EDITOR'S NOTE: Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the
Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.
The story of Purim is told in the Biblical book of Esther.
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