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Netanyahu missing Mandela memorial for cost reasons

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided not to attend a memorial service for Nelson Mandela this week because it is too expensive to travel to South Africa, Israeli media reported Sunday.
More than 50 heads of state and government have confirmed their intentions to travel to South Africa to pay their respects to the anti-apartheid hero who died last Thursday, South Africa's foreign ministry has said.
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has announced that he will attend Tuesday's memorial service.
Netanyahu missing Mandela memorial for cost reasons