Top Israeli rabbis, and U.S. envoy, pray for Trump recovery

A Jewish worshipper, wearing a protective face mask, holds the Four Species, used in rituals on the holiday of Sukkot, as he stands in a partitioned area for worshippers to adhere to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, during the priestly blessing at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, amid Israel's second-wave coronavirus lockdown, in Jerusalem's Old City October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Israel’s top rabbis prayed for U.S. President Donald Trump to recover from COVID-19 on Monday, invoking his name in a Jewish holiday ceremony at Jerusalem’s Western Wall.

Support for Trump, who recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moved the U.S. Embassy to the city, is strong among Israelis, who mark the Jewish high holidays this year while under a second coronavirus lockdown.