President Isaac Herzog will host the state memorial ceremony Tuesday afternoon commemorating the late President Yitzhak Navon and Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend; Minister Amichai Eliyahu will represent the government, according to Channel 12.
President Isaac Herzog will host the state memorial ceremony for late presidents and prime ministers on Tuesday afternoon, according to a Channel 12 report. The ceremony will specifically honor the fifth president, Yitzhak Navon, and the third prime minister, Levi Eshkol. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend; Minister Amichai Eliyahu will represent the government. The Zioneer reported this event one minute prior. The absence of the prime minister follows a recent controversy: last week's state memorial for the 2014 Gaza war was also skipped by Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and the IDF Chief of Staff, drawing criticism from bereaved families (as The Zioneer reported). The reason for Netanyahu's absence from Tuesday's ceremony has not been stated.
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