Copyrighted Image? DMCA | Reuven Rivlin just did the one thing Israel's president -- a largely ceremonial post -- doesn't usually do: He publicly, and vehemently, opposed a specific bill endorsed by the government and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Addressing a conference in Eilat, Rivlin lambasted the controversial Nation-State Law, advanced this week by Israel's Cabinet and which seeks to enshrine Israel's Jewish character in law. It's not surprising that Rivlin opposes the bill; he's long been a crusader for democratic and minority rights. But it is surprising that he came out against the government so publicly. |
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