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It accompanied the announcement of the visit of US President Donald Trump Israel launched a remarkable propaganda campaign, which included publishing huge billboards praising its role in stopping the war and protecting the lives of the remaining hostages.

One of these paintings aroused widespread interest, as it displayed a picture of Trump with the flags of the United States and “Israel” appearing behind him, and next to it was a striking phrase: “Cyrus the Great is alive.”

Cyrus the Great – or Cyrus – is a central figure in Jewish religious memory, even though he was not a Jew but a Persian king. Jews view him as “the king of justice and tolerance,” and he is cited as a ruler who recognized the right of peoples to practice their rituals freely.

Cyrus’s historical symbolism goes back to his famous decree that allowed the Jews who were exiled to Babylon to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple after the fall of the Kingdom of Judah, which made him mentioned in Jewish heritage as a tool of salvation after the Babylonian captivity.

Politically and historically, Cyrus is considered the first ruler to issue a global declaration of freedom of belief, which is preserved in the British Museum in what is known as the “Cyrus Cylinder,” which established his image as a symbol of justice and tolerance in Jewish memory.

US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday to deliver a speech before the Knesset before heading to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt to participate in an international summit attended by a number of world leaders to discuss ways to end the Gaza war.

The presidential plane flew at low altitude over Hostage Square in Tel Aviv before landing at Ben Gurion Airport, where it was received by President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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