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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Scuffles, protests as Shas minister attempts to speak in military cemetery
Moshe Arbel attends a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 18, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Scuffles, shouts and singing of the national anthem interrupt the speech of Shas Health and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel at a military cemetery in Rehovot on Memorial Day.
אלימות ודחיפות בין משתתפי טקס יום הזיכרון בבית העלמין ברחובות בזמן נאומו של שר הבריאות והפנים משה ארבל. במשך דקות לא נתנו לו להתחיל בנאום ושרו את ההמנון. pic.twitter.com/jnISzxi2CA
— Adir Yanko (@adiryanko) April 25, 2023
Arbel, who served in the IDF, was selected to replace fellow Shas Minister Haim Biton, who did not serve, after protests were lodged against Biton’s appearance.
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