66th Israeli National Day

President Peres of Israel marked the country’s 66th year by honoring 120 outstanding soldiers and singing songs as they headed out to the national parks for the traditional Independence Day barbeque in Tuesday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others joined then at the president’s residence where the Israeli leaders sang some of their favorite songs by the late Israeli singer Arik Einstein with some help from the nation’s famous singers, and enjoyed performances from the IDF band.