Posted on 09/09/22
| News Source: JNS
Tel Aviv honored the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday by lighting up City Hall with the Union Jack.
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai expressed his condolences for the passing of the Queen on Twitter with a photo of the lit-up city hall.
צער גדול ירד על בריטניה עם לכתה של המלכה אליזבת השנייה, מהמנהיגות החשובות והמשפיעות שידע העולם. הערב כולנו משתתפים בצער הממלכה המאוחדת. pic.twitter.com/tHG7gcmrc8
— רון חולדאי (@Ron_Huldai) September 8, 2022
“Great sorrow fell on Britain with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most important and influential leaders the world has ever known,” he tweeted. “Tonight, we all share in the sorrow of the United Kingdom.”
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid took to Twitter to express condolences upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, calling her “an extraordinary figure, a unique leader who symbolized devotion and love for her homeland.”
“On behalf of the Government of Israel and the citizens of Israel, I send my condolences to the Royal Family and the citizens of the United Kingdom on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” he wrote.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog called the Queen’s death “the end of an era.”