Reuven RivlinVerified account

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

To follow the instructions of the Ministry of Health, to follow the instructions of the government, to follow the instructions of the emergency and rescue forces. Even if we criticize the instructions, and even if we think they are wrong, we must listen to them and carry them out

We are witnessing confrontations of the most severe kind between the judiciary and the legislature.

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.

It is inconceivable that anyone would not do so.

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.