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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 00:32 |
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While Eilat is sometimes characterised as being less in tune with national events than more central areas, one thing that Eilatis felt absolutely no less in their hearts than any other citizen of Israel was ... [read more] |
| On the evening of 10 November, 2008, Eilat held a memorial rally at Beit Rubin to commemorate 13 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin. The mayor of Eilat gave a speech, followed by a musical selection by the Eilat Music Conservatory, solos, and choral songs. Youth groups said words and offered songs to commemorate the late prime minister who had been working so hard for peace. Too hard, apparently, for the religious extremist that murdered him in the name of the same God that as Jews they shared. |
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 Setting up the stage before the memorial rally |
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