{"id":17828,"date":"2025-03-23T16:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T14:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=17828"},"modified":"2025-03-23T16:14:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T14:14:38","slug":"president-herzog-affirms-national-unity-and-rejects-talk-of-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/president-herzog-affirms-national-unity-and-rejects-talk-of-civil-war\/","title":{"rendered":"President Herzog Affirms National Unity and Rejects Talk of Civil War"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s Applebaum Prize was dedicated to honoring outstanding paramedics serving in the IDF reserves and Israel\u2019s security forces. The event took place today (Sunday) in Jerusalem, where President Isaac Herzog addressed those in attendance.<\/p>\n

“To what level of madness can we descend as a nation?”<\/strong>
\nIn his speech, the president addressed the alarming statements made last week about a potential civil war. Speaking to a room filled with people who had saved lives during the Swords of Iron war, Herzog said:<\/p>\n

“I find myself asking in recent days\u2014to what level of madness can we descend as a nation? When people grab each other by the throat, using horrific actions and gutter language, just to prove they would gouge out the eyes of their own comrades\u2014people who just a day or two ago stood with them in battle.”<\/p>\n

“I know there is a silent majority in the people of Israel that refuses to accept this dark spirit. They believe in something better. They reject division, infighting, shouting, and chaos. They want the people of Israel to remain united, especially when we face truly terrifying enemies from without.”<\/p>\n

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Protest in Jerusalem today | Photo: Chaim Goldberg \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Before they say anything\u2014they must ask whether it harms national strength”<\/strong>
\nPresident Herzog emphasized that three basic rules must guide our public discourse, directing his words particularly to elected officials.
\n“Before they say or decide anything\u2014they must ask themselves whether it further harms our national resilience,” he said.<\/p>\n

The president then outlined the three principles:
\n“The first, stated clearly and firmly\u2014there is and will not be a civil war, and no one should speak of civil war.”
\n“The second\u2014there is and will not be any violation of the law.”
\n“And finally\u2014there is and will not be any defiance of court rulings.”<\/p>\n

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Protest in Tel Aviv last night | Photo: Gili Yaari \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Otherwise, we will dismantle our own country\u2014and there is nothing more sacred than our country, for which our sons and daughters, with supreme courage, went out to fight and are still fighting\u2014just like you. I want to thank you and wish you never know war again, and only receive good news. Thank you for your bravery and for all that you do. Wishing you great success, and that this Passover brings tidings of unity for the people of Israel.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Herzog responds to recent remarks about the possibility of civil war, calling on public leaders to think carefully: “Before they say or decide anything\u2014they must consider whether it harms our national resilience.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":17830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,8,6],"tags":[1812,1743],"class_list":["post-17828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-politics","category-security","tag-isaac-herzog","tag-swords-of-iron"],"yoast_head":"\nPresident Herzog Affirms National Unity and Rejects Talk of Civil War - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Herzog Affirms National Unity and Rejects Talk of Civil War\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Herzog responds to recent remarks about the possibility of civil war, calling on public leaders to think carefully: "Before they say or decide anything\u2014they must consider whether it harms our national resilience."\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/president-herzog-affirms-national-unity-and-rejects-talk-of-civil-war\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-23T14:14:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cw1.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"452\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/president-herzog-affirms-national-unity-and-rejects-talk-of-civil-war\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/president-herzog-affirms-national-unity-and-rejects-talk-of-civil-war\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Rega News Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce\"},\"headline\":\"President Herzog Affirms National Unity and Rejects Talk of Civil War\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-23T14:14:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/president-herzog-affirms-national-unity-and-rejects-talk-of-civil-war\/\"},\"wordCount\":421,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/president-herzog-affirms-national-unity-and-rejects-talk-of-civil-war\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cw1.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Isaac Herzog\",\"Swords of Iron\"],\"articleSection\":[\"CULTURE\",\"POLITICS\",\"SECURITY\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/president-herzog-affirms-national-unity-and-rejects-talk-of-civil-war\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/president-herzog-affirms-national-unity-and-rejects-talk-of-civil-war\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/president-herzog-affirms-national-unity-and-rejects-talk-of-civil-war\/\",\"name\":\"President Herzog Affirms National Unity and Rejects Talk of Civil War - 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