State President Yitzhak Herzog attended the ceremony of awarding an honorary citizenship of the city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa this evening (Monday) and addressed the crisis surrounding the reform of the judicial system.
“I would like to dedicate a few words to the internal struggle that is tearing us apart at this time. It is no secret that I am devoting all my time and energy to finding agreements – that will rescue us from the constitutional and social crisis we are in. We are in a serious, very serious situation; which may have political, economic, and social consequences and security,” warned Herzog.
According to him, “I meet everyone. I listen, try to understand, touch their pains, worries, anxieties and dreams; and translate all of these – into a founding constitutional moment, which will fortify the fundamental principles of the State of Israel for generations. This is not a political compromise, this is a Sisyphean effort to find a correct formula of balance and of hope. Because the situation is extremely difficult and worrying.”
However, he sought to convey optimism. “I hear the people from all over the spectrum speaking from their hearts, and believe me: everyone loves the country. Everyone wants its best. Not everyone has to agree, even I – I really don’t agree with everyone. I said it publicly. But it’s important to know: the parties in the dispute This deep – care for the country and above all love the country. Therefore, precisely because of this important fact, I am full of hope – as Rabbi Kook – the first rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa wrote: “We will return to be built, and the world with us will be built, through free love.”