President Reuven Rivlin spoke Wednesday with Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein and implored him to ensure ongoing parliamentary activity, even during the coronavirus crisis.
“The ongoing dispute about opening the Knesset harms our shared fight against corona,” said the president in his conversation with the Speaker of the Knesset, adding “and particularly when we are on an emergency footing, the Knesset plays a crucial role."
"A Knesset that is out of action harms the ability of the State of Israel to function well and responsibly in an emergency. We must not let this crisis, as serious as it is, to harm our democratic system."