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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Protesters sing ‘Hatikvah’ as deputy minister speaks during Memorial Day ceremony

Religious Zionism MK Michal Woldiger casting her vote during the Religious Zionism primaries in Jerusalem, August 23, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
A group of protesters interrupt a speech by Deputy Finance Minister Michal Woldiger, a Religious Zionism MK, at a military cemetery in Ra’anana by singing “Hatikvah,” the national anthem.
ברעננה: חברת הכנסת וולדיגר עלתה לנאום, המונים החלו לשיר את התקווה במחאה@Shacharkanot pic.twitter.com/7J5R7usdBD
— גלצ (@GLZRadio) April 25, 2023
Some bereaved family members had requested that Woldiger not attend the ceremony due to her support for the government’s judicial overhaul plans.
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