President Reuven Rivlin and his wife, Nechama, were the guests of honor
of US President Barack Obama for the White House Hanukka candle lighting ceremony on Wednesday evening.
At the opening of the ceremony, Obama mentioned that in a meeting prior to the ceremony, the leaders had discussed the importance of peace and re-affirmed the unbreakable bond between the United States and Israel.
"All of us come together along with Jews around the world to celebrate a band of Maccabees who inspire us even today," said Obama. "They were outnumbered, out armed yet proved freedom can prevail over tyranny, hope can triumph over despair, light can prevail over darkness. That sounds like a description of the new Star Wars movie but this one happened a little earlier," joked Obama, receiving a loud round of applause.
Na otvaranju ceremonije, Obama je spomenuo da su na sastanku održanom ranije, lideri razgovarali o važnosti mira i potvrdili čvrstu vezu između USA i Izraela.
"Mi smo se sakupili zajedno sa Židovima širom svijeta da proslavimo Makabejce koji nas čak i danas inspirairaju" rekapo je Obama. Oni su bili malobrojni, bez oružja ali su ipak dokazali da sloboda može pobijediti riraniju, da nada može dslavili nad očajem, svojetslo nad mrakom. To zvuči kao opis novog filma "rata zvijezda", ali se dogodio malo ranije", našalio se Obama iz pljesak prisutnih. Obama je pozdravio židovsku zajednicu uz izjavu da židovska povijest ima posljedice i na djelovanje zajednice danas.
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"The light from one day's worth of oil has lasted not just for 8 days but for more than 2000 years. The Maccabees sense of faith, and courage and righteousness continues to animate the Jewish community even now," Obama continued. "It is no accident that when we are called out to speak on behalf of refugees or against religious persecution, American Jews remember what it's like to be a stranger and are leading the way."