father and a six year old daughter were seriously injured. A woman was grazed. And right
now Israel is getting ready to
celebrate 75 years of
independence. South Florida as
well represented there. Our news
crews have traveled Jerusalem to
cover it all. Local10 Glenn, a
billboard, joins us live with.
How people are already marking
the milestone in a city of many
faiths. Glenna they were in a
big way in Jerusalem here,
especially in this old city. All
the holy sites, the mosque you
see behind me, the ancient
temple’s western wall. So many
people today praying and
celebrating. And among them,
hundreds of people from South
who are here to celebrate next
week, Israel’s 75th anniversary
and many of them really did have
a first hand part in making that
happen. Let’s hear a celebration
before the celebration of Israel
at 75. Thank You very much.
Listen to the mayor of Jerusalem
receive two keys from Miami Dade
County supported by a wonderful
community that somehow this
south Florida community a
mission with the greater Miami
Jewish Federation supporting and
showing up for the diverse
complicated historic holy to
many country that grew from the
desert and of the Holocaust.
It’s where if everything goes
wrong, the world where Jews are
supposed to be. All of the
misconceptions that are out
there are corrected. You come
here and see yourself. The
convergence of Jewish Sabbath
and Muslim holy Day Eid means
the old city’s sites are filled
with worshippers as thousands at
Al-Aqsa mosque at, the ancient
temple, western. Intensely
personal prayer notes to God in
the cracks. A surprise
engagement and. South Florida
represents all the people and
all that. But just wanted to
kind of settle in to the feeling
of Shabbat and to just enjoy the
delicious energy that we have
here. Israel turns five dealing
with an uptick in violence from
Iran backed extremist. Some
scaled the wall of the mosque
attempting to hang a flag. One
got in a weapon. Security and
cameras watch overall. There so
many people on from south
Florida on this mission. More
coming in tomorrow. Hundreds and
hundreds of people to celebrate
this anniversary next week and
some of were saying there were
people know who planned to come
and did not concerned of the
headlines they were seeing
everyone here. So they are here.
And Kelvin, I’ll tell you
something that’s so surreal is
walking around the streets of,
Jerusalem and bumping into
people from south Florida
everywhere. I was just about to
go there with you and ask you
about the people that you
interviewed and some of the
people that we didn’t see on
camera on a personal note, what
does it mean to them and what
does it mean to you and your
photographer, Jason, you guys
have been over there before. You
know, it’s Israel is very
personal experience to everyone
and anyone who comes here. This
is our third time here for local
ten. And each time, see, we meet
people who have their personal
connection, be it religious,
cultural, from being from
Florida. South Florida, actually
the third largest Jewish in the
world. And so because of what
Israel represents as a refuge
and a especially since World War
Two, there is that very, very
personal connection on a lot of
levels for Jewish people around
the world. And so many in south
Florida and then all the other
religions world’s religions are
centered here. And you see that
convergence. And despite so many
of the headlines that you see
and so much of the angst that
makes the news all we see today
are people are culturally
diverse religiously diverse.
Getting along really well,
living with each other, one
community. It’s really beautiful
. It really is a remarkable
place. Glenna, thank you. And
stay with Local10 for the very
latest on Israel’s fifth
celebration. Look for more
reports. Glenn in Jerusalem next