Knesset speaker: After extended uncertainty, ‘time to mend the rifts’

Speaking at the national torch-lighting ceremony at Mt. Herzl, Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin acknowledges that Israel has seen “a long period of uncertainty and instability” after four inconclusive election campaigns.”

He says it is “time to mend the rifts… Even when our opinions clash, we are still two sides of the same coin, one people.”

He also gives a statement in Arabic, saying that “this holiday is for all Israelis.”

Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin speaks at the ceremony marking the start of Israel’s 73rd Independence Day celebrations, April 14, 2021 (video screenshot)

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