To stand, or not to stand? The politics of Israeli memorial days - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Yuval Avivi

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Israelis stand still beside their vehicles as a two-minute siren marks Memorial Day in Jerusalem, May 11, 2016. — REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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Children play at the Hagar pre-school and kindergarten in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba January 29, 2009. The school, which was closed for three weeks during the fighting in Gaza, is located within the range of rockets fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza. Beersheba was the target of several rocket strikes during the conflict. But this school is attempting to bridge some of the cultural chasms which split the region. 25 of the school's pupils are Jewish and 25 are Arab. Picture taken January 29,

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