A Muslim man from Syria, who is currently living in Canada, has donated a tree in Israel in honor of a Jewish boy’s bar mitzvah.

Aboud Dandachi is a refugee from Syria who came to Canada in 2017 as part of the refugee resettlement program. When he read a story that appeared in the�Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) about an Italian boy, Ruben Golran, whose bar mitzvah was hampered due to the rapid spread of the Coronavirus in Italy, he responded by donating a tree for $18 to the Canadian branch of the Jewish National Fund. The tree will now be planted in Israel in honor of Ruben.

Dandachi who is 43-years-old and lives in Toronto told the JTA that, �This is what I know how to do. I�ve had friends in Canada, Jewish friends who have children, and they seem to appreciate it. That�s how I know how to commemorate such an occasion.�

Dandachi has had previous experience supporting Israel.� In 2013 Dandachi fled Syria and since then has been an outspoken supporter of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.�Dandachi founded an organization called Thank You Am Israel�in appreciation of Israeli efforts to aid Syrian refugees. Dandachi even supports Netanyahu�s plan to annex parts of Judea and Samaria.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)