Israeli president urges divided nation to unite on Holocaust memorial day

Posted on AllSides April 17th, 2023
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JERUSALEM, April 17 (Reuters) - Israeli President Issac Herzog called for national unity at the opening ceremony for Israel's annual Holocaust memorial day on Monday as the nation remained deeply divided over plans by the far-right government to implement a judicial overhaul. "I appeal to you, citizens of Israel, with a simple prayer: let us leave these sacred days, which begin tonight and end on Independence Day, above all dispute; let us all come together, as always, in partnership, in grief, in remembrance." The president's office has been engaged in...

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