Citizens Affirm Kinship With U.S.

Across Israel, people expressed solidarity with the United States, where many have relatives and friends. Israel Radio reported that at least two Israelis were on one of the planes that were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center. Two more Israelis were reportedly working in the center and are missing.

In Jerusalem, U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer participated in a ceremony marking the reopening of Sbarro, the pizza restaurant blown up by an Islamic militant last month.

Kurtzer described the speedy reopening of the restaurant as “a nice stand against terrorism.” He went on to thank “the people of Israel and the prime minister, the foreign minister and the government for their expressions of solidarity with us, expressions of sympathy. It really is quite meaningful to us.”