JTA - A Republican Party event scheduled for Jerusalem, which was to feature addresses by presidential candidate Donald Trump and his vice-presidential running mate Mike Pence has been downsized.
The event, scheduled for Wednesday, was originally set to be a rally featuring thousands of Israelis showing their support for Trump, but now the event will be closed to the public.
The event now will honor volunteers in Israel who worked to register American voters in Israel. It will be geared to American Evangelicals watching the event at home on Christian television networks, citing organizers of the event.
Trump will speak in a two-minute pre-recorded speech, and Pence in a four-minute taped speech, according to the newspaper.
The event was to be held on the roof of the Aish HaTorah yeshiva, which overlooks the Old City of Jerusalem. It has been moved to a Jerusalem restaurant, however, after Aish HaTorah has to decline to host the event explaining its status as a non-profit organization which cannot host political activity, according to the report.
Former CIA chief James Woolsey and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, did not accept invitations to speak at the event - Woolsey, due to a scheduling conflict. Bolton did not give a reason for his refusal.