"Hypocrisy": Outrage in the opposition after Netanyahu and the Knesset Speaker missed the Rabin memorial ceremony
Political storm: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Knesset Speaker were absent from the state memorial ceremony for Yitzhak Rabin at the President's Residence. Among the heads of the three branches of government, only Supreme Court President Justice Yitzhak Amit attended. The Change Bloc claims this is the fourth consecutive year Netanyahu has boycotted the ceremony, accusing him of hypocrisy given the coalition's messages of unity.
A political storm erupted around the memorial ceremony for Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Knesset Speaker did not attend the state ceremony held at the President's Residence, even though the heads of all branches of government were invited. Of the three, the only one who arrived was the head of the judiciary, Supreme Court President Justice Yitzhak Amit. The Change Bloc claims this is the fourth consecutive year Netanyahu has boycotted the ceremony, and they recall the messages of "unity" and "statesmanship" that the coalition frequently promotes. According to a source in the Change Bloc: "Then they talk about 'unity' and 'statesmanship.' Hypocrisy. Soon we will replace them." The ceremony took place less than a week before the Knesset elections, in the midst of a heated election campaign, in which Likud and the parties in the Change Bloc are competing head-to-head for the lead.