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Russia Holds Its National Day Celebration in Jerusalem
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - The Russian Embassy in Israel held its annual Russia Day celebration in Jerusalem on Thursday, the first national day reception to be held in the capital by any country in recent memory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who attended the event, said, "We never forget the sacrifice of the Russian people and the Red Army in the defeat of the Nazi monster." Russian Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov said holding the reception in Jerusalem was in line with Russia's statement last year that "we view west Jerusalem as the capital of Israel."