US Ambassador David Friedman lights Western Wall Menorah

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman lit the second candle of Hanukka at the Western Wall.  "I wish everyone a happy Hanukkah. A holiday of light, of blessing, of joy and of peace" he said.  "More than two thousand years ago, the Second Temple was conquered by King Antiochus. He forbade service at the Temple and did much to conceal the Jewish religion, and a small group of courageous Jews arose from Modi'in, not far from here, and rebelled against the Greek monarchy."