Israel Commemorates 2nd Lebanon War (Jerusalem Post)
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“The first state ceremony for the country’s most recent war was scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert… will be absent from the Mt. Herzl ceremony. Olmert decided not to attend to spare those in attendance the rigorous security checks that the prime minister’s presence would entail, Army Radio reported.”