Israel seems to be “on the fast road out of the pandemic”.

This week, the country lifts more of it’s COVID-19 restrictions, including increasing the number of people allowed in stadium events, and removing a cap on the number of Israelis flying in each day.

Prime Minister Netanyahu leaves notes at Western Wall

Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife Sara made a trip to the Western Wall in advance of the elections.

In addition to their prayers at the holy site, they each followed the tradition of leaving a ‘letter to God’ in the form of a note folded and inserted between the stones.

The Prime Minister’s note was a brief letter of thanks to G-d expressing thanks that his family has survived the various medical events in their recent past, including COVID-19, a prayer or victory at the polls, and a pledge to continue to fight or the people and state of Israel.

Sara Netanyahu wrote at somewhat greater length, praying for her husband’s victory, the health of the nation, and her family’s welfare. She made specific mention of her own recent surgery, asking for a speedy and full recovery.

The Netanyahu family are not the only politicians making a pilgrimage to the Western Wall before the polls open -New Hope chairman Gideon Sa’ar was also spotted standing in prayer by the Wall earlier today.

Source: ILTV Israel News and Arutz Sheva

Header: An Israeli health worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to an pregnant woman at the Clalit Health Services, in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on January 23, 2021.