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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Herzog hails Israeli youth team’s showing at World Cup in Argentina
After the under-20 team’s defeat to Uruguay, President Isaac Herzog praises the players for displaying “winning, skilled, diverse and unified Israeliness” at the soccer tournament in Argentina.
“You taught us a lesson in the power of will, determination, bravery and, most important, achieving dreams,” the president says in a statement.