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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Israel-readies-for-70th-anniversary-in-song-547100
Videos: Israel Readies for 70th Independence Day Celebrations with Song
(Jerusalem Post) Amy Spiro - As Israel gears up for its 70th Independence Day in April 19 (according to the Hebrew calendar), two new videos were released on Sunday. The Culture and Sports Ministry released an updated version of the song "Hallelujah," which landed Israel first place in the 1979 Eurovision competition. Gali Atari, who originally performed it at Eurovision, will perform together with pop star Eden Ben-Zaken at the official celebrations in Jerusalem. President Reuven Rivlin also released a video announcing that he had partnered with the social music initiative Koolulam to have 12,000 citizens join him in singing Naomi Shemer's "Al Kol Eleh" in Tel Aviv. In the promo clip, Rivlin breaks into song and gathers the rest of his office staff to join him.