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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Netanyahu skips both ceremony honoring soldiers and Bible Quiz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state memorial ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers, at the National Hall For Israel's Fallen soldiers at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Memorial Day, May 13, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not attend a ceremony at the President’s Residence honoring outstanding soldiers this morning, and he also skips today’s annual Bible Quiz.
Instead Netanyahu sends a prerecorded message to the quiz participants, noting that “the roots of our identity lie in the Bible, as does our right to the land of Israel.”
The prime minister also did not attend last night’s official state ceremony marking the transition from Memorial Day to Independence Day, instead also sending a prerecorded message, as celebrations this year are muted amid the ongoing war.
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