President Isaac Herzog spoke at the 22nd Herzliya Conference and warned of the disintegration of Israeli society. "Instead of being a diverse and prosperous society of sisters and brothers, who also quarrel and also reconcile, we are liable to turn into a continent that has disintegrated - and become a handful of islands. Islands of tired, exhausted people, islands of those who feel like persecuted minorities," he said. According to him, "When we are on the verge of elections, I declare: This is a civil state of emergency - a state of emergency of responsibility and hope. Elections are not a civil war."