Ben Shapiro, Emily Damari, and Oren Smadja have been chosen to light torches at Israel's Independence Day ceremony. Shapiro, a Jewish-American commentator and supporter of Israel, will join Damari, a freed hostage, and Smadja, an Olympic medalist, as ceremonial torchbearers. The ceremony will take place on Mount Herzl and is part of the Yom HaAtzma'ut celebration.