The late Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze\'evi will be buried at Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem this afternoon. At 2 PM, he will be eulogized by state leaders, the Chief of Staff, and a family representative. The military funeral procession will begin at 3 PM.
In accordance with the family\'s request, and contrary to a previous decision by the responsible ministerial committee, the public will be able to take part in the procession from beginning to end. Minister Ze\'evi\'s daughter Aravah made the following announcement over the Israeli media today: \"The funeral today is open to the general public, not as announced previously. Our father was a man of this nation, of the people first of all, and we will be happy to see whoever would like to come.\"
Many thousands of people continue to stream to the Knesset to pay their last respects to Rehavam Ze\'evi this morning.
In accordance with the family\'s request, and contrary to a previous decision by the responsible ministerial committee, the public will be able to take part in the procession from beginning to end. Minister Ze\'evi\'s daughter Aravah made the following announcement over the Israeli media today: \"The funeral today is open to the general public, not as announced previously. Our father was a man of this nation, of the people first of all, and we will be happy to see whoever would like to come.\"
Many thousands of people continue to stream to the Knesset to pay their last respects to Rehavam Ze\'evi this morning.