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Kamala Harris to address Israeli Embassy’s 75th Independence Day bash

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend 75th Independence Day celebrations that the Israeli Embassy in Washington is holding next week, the mission announces.
An embassy statement says Harris will address the event, which will be held at the National Building Museum in the American capital.
Citing a White House source, the Walla news site says Harris will tout the close ties between the countries and stress US support for Israeli security. The source also says that Harris will be accompanied by her husband Doug Emhoff, one of the most prominent Jewish figures in the administration.