God of Humanity,
Source of Peace,
Watch over the residents of IsraelLit. ''the one who struggles with God.'' Israel means many things. It is first used with reference to Jacob, whose name is changed to Israel (Genesis 32:29), the one who struggles with God. Jacob's children, the Jewish people, become B'nai Israel, the children of Israel. The name also refers to the land of Israel and the State of Israel. and Palestine.
Grant wisdom and discernment to the leaders,
courage and hope to the powerless.
Guide them on the path to justice.
Inspire them to turn their swords into plowshares,
to turn their callousness into empathy.
May all the inhabitants of the land
remember the teaching from our prophets:
we should conduct ourselves “not with might, nor with power, but with spirit”
so that all may live in peace and dignity.
And let us say Amen.
