Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon visited Ground Zero on Sunday. He placed a wreath at the Tree of Survivors at the 9/11 site and toured the National September 11 Memorial & Museum with Port Authority Director Pat Foye and Michael Arad, the Israeli born architect of the World Trade Center Memorial. Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York, and David Lobl, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s staffer, accompanied the delegation along with ADL Regional Director, Evan Bernstein. The ADL NY is pleased that Minister Ya’alon came to visit and pay his respects at such a significant and meaningful location in New York City.

Photographed (from L to R): ADL New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon