Families of Carmel Fire Victims Boycott Official Memorial Ceremony

At an alternative ceremony, families expressed fury that 21 months after the tragedy, none of the officials found responsible by Israel's state comptroller have resigned or even admitted wrongdoing.

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Families who lost loved ones in the December 2010 Carmel Forest fire boycotted Sunday's Israel Prison Service ceremony in memory of employees who fell in the line of duty and held an alternative ceremony instead.

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