Netanyahu: The People Know How to Unite in Moments of Trial

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the people know how to unite in moments of trial, and that Israel is facing such moments of trial. According to him, these moments demand unity, and he repeated his call for a unity government.

In his speech at the swearing-in of the Knesset, Netanyahu retracted his remarks that caused a storm, and again called for a unity government. "This is the demand of the hour, this is the will of the majority of the people," he said.

Netanyahu said that he cannot tell right now everything that he knows. "These are moments of trial, we must unite," he said.