Event at UN honors Israeli 'lioness' heroes

(JNS) — The Israeli mission to the United Nations held an event honoring the “women who stepped forward when the world stood still” at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Tuesday.

“On Oct. 7, not only was the cruelty of Hamas revealed to the world, but also the heroism of Israeli women,” Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, said at the event.

“In the face of terror and murder, they stood up like lionesses,” he said. “They fought, saved and protected.”

“We carry their spirit with us. The women of Israel have proven that they will not be broken or silenced, and our messag...