Rivlin meets with representatives of the Joint (Arab) List, who say they will not recommend any candidate for the premiership.
Arab lawmakers say they will ask the attorney general to prosecute the prime minister for remarks he made on election day warning that Arab voters were turning out in droves.
The president denounces the “harsh and hurtful” remarks by both Jewish and Arab candidates during the election season.
“There is no place for such remarks, not during the elections and certainly not after them,” he said. “I call on everyone, Jews and Arabs alike, to refrain from mutual incitement and provocation.”
He rebukes the Arab list for likening Zionism to the Islamic State several weeks ago in an official statement.
Meretz MK Issawi Freij calls on Rivlin to compel Netanyahu to apologize for his election day statement about Arab voters.
Read the full report here.
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