Minister demands U.N. provide matzah, wine to Israeli hostages for Passover

"Israel’s Jerusalem Affairs Minister Meir Porush has sent a letter to the United Nations demanding that the world body work provide the 133 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza with matzah and wine for the Passover seder.

‘Unfortunately, not all of the people of Israel will be able to celebrate the seder night according to the tradition of their ancestors,’ Porush wrote in a letter to U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland. ‘133 of our brothers and sisters are not with us and are being held captive by the Hamas terrorist organization, which has been holding them by force since the murderous attack on Simchat Torah,’ he added.

Porush insisted that while Jerusalem hopes that all hostages would be freed before the holiday, which starts at sundown on April 22, the United Nations must step in to assist if they won’t be..."