It's time to change Israel's character, former president Rivlin says
In the present crisis of national discord in which there is alienation and hostility instead of unity and harmony, Rivlin sees compromise as a weakening of democracy.
President Reuven Rivlin is seen speaking at a ceremony honoring IDF soldiers killed in the Second Lebanon War, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on June 24, 2021.(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)ByGREER FAY CASHMAN