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Some Israelis have decried the inclusion of Shapiro, one of the most prominent conservative pundits in the United States.

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This Independence Day, as the sun sets above Mount Herzl and the flag of Israel waves proudly in the wind, the nation will ...

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Olympic medalist Oren Smadja, the officer who rescued citizens on October 7, and the Gazan captivity survivor Emily Damari ...

Transportation Minister Miri Regev announced on Sunday that she has chosen Oren Smadja to be one of the torchbearers at the Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl.Smadja, a former judoka and coach ...

Other honourees named on Sunday and Monday include British-Israeli Emily Damari, who survived 471 in Hamas captivity, and ...

(JTA) — American conservative pundit Ben Shapiro, former Israeli hostage Emily Damari and NBA player Deni Avdija have all been invited to light torches at Israel’s Independence Day ceremony.