Israeli Ministers, Officials Cancel Participation in Memorial Day

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Several ministers and members of Israel's parliament have cancelled their participation in Memorial Day ceremonies, a day of remembrance for fallen Israeli soldiers, due to protests from some bereaved families.Housing and Construction Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf and Deputy Culture and Sports Minister Yaakov Tessler, from the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party, were the first to cancel their participation in the ceremonies.Later, Education Minister Haim Biton, of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, also announced that he was cancelling his participation in the ceremony, which he had be

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