After Channel 12 reported that the office of the Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu informed the organizers of the state ceremony in memory of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, z"l, that he does not intend to attend the event this year, a replacement was decided upon by the government.
After Netanyahu decided not to participate in the official ceremony on Mount Herzl, Minister of Science and Technology Ofir Akunis was asked by the government's secretariat to participate in the ceremony that will take place next month – and he agreed to the request.
Netanyahu has decided to be absent from the official ceremony on Mount Herzl, claiming that the event has become politicized and directed against him. He intends to participate in the special memorial session that will be held in the Knesset.
