Israel’s leaders took to social media to honor and praise Jewish singer & song writer Leonard Cohen, with Netanyahu mentioning Cohen’s Yom Kippur War contribution.
By JPOST.COM STAFF
“I’ll never forget how he arrived to sing to soldiers during the Yom Kippur War, out of a sense of solidarity,” Netanyahu tweeted.
Though the prime minister had originally finished his army service in 1972, Netanyahu served in the Yom Kippur War.
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