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Monday, May 1, 2017
Edelstein ushers in Independence Day with Jerusalem theme
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein is the first official to speak at the Mount Herzl ceremony.
He starts off with a strident message about how Jerusalem will remain in Israel’s hands. The theme of his speech, delivered ahead of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 war in which Israel captured the city, is how Jerusalem will be Israel’s eternal capital.
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