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Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Shlomo Artzi selected to light a torch at state Independence Day ceremony
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCulture and Sports Minister Miri Regev announces that singer-songwriter Shlomo Artzi has been selected to light a torch at the official Independence Day celebrations next month.
“In his unique style, Artzi expresses the experience of Israeli life in his songs, writings and radio broadcasts,” Regev says in a statement.
After the announcement, Artzi said he was “really honored” to have been selected, but regrets that “my [deceased] parents and sisters will not get to share this moment with me.”
This year’s torch lighting ceremony has been overshadowed by an escalating political feud between Regev and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, who is objecting to her plan to have Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak at the event, bucking years of tradition.
The Times of Israel Community.