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Shapira backs Rivlin after school cancellation
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleState Comptroller Yosef Shapira expresses support for President Reuven Rivlin following an ultra-Orthodox school’s cancellation of his visit because of his advocacy for tolerance.
“Harming the president of the country, a primary and significant symbol of the State of Israel, is damaging to the state itself, and all attempts to harm it must be repulsed,” his office says in a statement.
Shapira calls for more support for tolerance and the fight against violence in Israel.
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