Israel president: Internal disputes pose greatest threat

Internal disputes within Israel are the most acute and dangerous threat of all, President Isaac Herzog said yesterday.

At a ceremony marking 50 years since the Yom Kippur War, Herzog said that Tel Aviv witnessed a painful example of how internal conflicts escalate and worsen on Monday. The president was referring to clashes that took place during this year’s public prayer services in Tel Aviv when Orthodox Jews tried to hold segregated prayers in the public square in contravention of court orders banning the service.

💥All over Israel, notable in Tel Aviv, Yom Kippur was wrecked by groups of Jewish Ben Gvirite extremists who attempted, in defiance of a Court order, to set up partitions between male & female worshipers in the public sphere. pic.twitter.com/JCVvl7sMaz

— Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي💙 (@NTarnopolsky) September 25, 2023

He continued,” I express deep sorrow and shock at the sight of our own people fighting one another on a day that has always been a symbol of unity.”

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