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Herzog urges sides to ignore rumors in judicial overhaul talks

17 May 2023, 8:26 pm 1 Edit

President Isaac Herzog hosts an event recognizing outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, April 26, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

President Isaac Herzog urges sides involved in judicial overhaul talks to focus on reaching an agreement and ignore rumors.

“This is a moment of a real attempt to reach essential agreements for our existence as a society and as a country. Rumors must be put aside and the parties allowed to talk,” he says.

His comments come after opposition parties denied reports that agreements had been reached in the talks.