Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 1, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 1, 2017
Jerusalem-themed torch lighting kicks off
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Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat is up next, following in the theme of Edelstein’s speech focusing on Jerusalem.
The first torch lighter, Eli Amir, a 79-year-old Iraqi immigrant, urges unity among the various Jewish communities that made aliyah to Israel. He’s followed by a veteran of the Battle of Ammunition Hill, one of the soldiers who captured Jerusalem in 1967.
A full list of torch-lighters is available in our full coverage of the event.
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