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Rivlin says he fears for democracy, not his life
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePresident Reuven Rivlin says he doesn’t fear for his life or that of his wife, but he does fear for Israel’s democracy.
The president was responding to a perceived threat by Hagai Amir, brother and accomplice to the killer of ex-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, on Facebook. Amir was arrested on Tuesday and freed to house arrest on Wednesday.
“I do not fear for my life. My wife is also not afraid,” says Rivlin. “We fear for democracy.”
The president says that he backs the legal system’s interpretation of the line between free speech and incitement in Israel.
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