Morocco's Ambassador to the United Nations Omar Hilale will join Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan in-person on Thursday night to light the eighth and final Hanukkah candle, Israel National News reported.
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The event, hosted by the Israeli Mission to the United Nations and the Forum for Cultural Diplomacy, will feature blessings and candle lighting by several other UN ambassadors, including from the UAE and Bahrain, Israel's most recent partners in peace.
The virtual reception will be moderated by Rabbi Yehuda Sarna of the Jewish Council of the Emirates, the report said.
