LIVE NOW: President Rivlin's statement to the nation At a time when here, in the State of Israel, we are burying our dead simply, holding weddings with no guests, closing yeshivot, synagogues, schools and universities; in these moments of crisis, we must also learn to obey
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And yet, despite the deep fissure between the camps and despite the ferocious rhetoric between the sides, I know that the vast majority of Israel’s leadership, left and right, knows that it is the duty of every one of us to obey the rulings of the courts.
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It is inconceivable that anyone would not do so.
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Now that the Speaker of the Knesset has resigned, I am sure that the order of the High Court of Justice will be implemented and Israeli democracy will emerge strengthened and more resilient from these testing times.
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I appeal to you from here, leaders of the main parties, to find a way to present a shared leadership, a responsible leadership, for Israeli society in its time of crisis.
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