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Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Israel’s Independence Day ceremony will be held without audience this year
Culture Minister Miri Regev announces the traditional torch-lighting ceremony at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl to celebrate Independence Day will be held without an audience this year due to the threat of coronavirus infection.
“It’s been decided to hold it without an audience, sadly,” Regev tells Channel 12 of the April 28 event.
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