Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog says during an address to the Knesset in the first session in the plenum that “racism is racism, and whoever fans the flames is endangering the unique human fabric in which we live.”
He begins his speech on an optimistic note: “If Herzl were to come here for a visit, he would be overjoyed. He would see a vibrant and impressive country, with brilliant men of letters, impressive courts, a powerful army, a developed culture whose products are examined and appreciated by the entire world, youth movements where the future generation receives its education and its backbone of values and many other expressions of the greatness and uniqueness of our loved country.”
But then Herzog turns to criticism: “Sadly, a slightly deeper look would reveal deep fissures in the core of society, deep rifts between brothers, between Arab and Jew, religious and secular, between south and north and center, between Ashkenazi and Sephardi, between women and men.
“The state of the Jews must follow the light of Herzl, and where reality strays from the vision — to work to change it. The challenges are complex and numerous.”
Head of the Zionist Union Isaac Herzog seen during a party meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on May 4, 2015. (photo credit Miriam Alster/Flash90)
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