In a special statement issued by the President, Rivlin wrote: "The discussion of fateful questions like annexation must take place, we do not fear the critics, but we must be frightened of the silencers." He added:

In an attempt to calm the turmoil around the issue of sovereignty, and to avoid growing tensions between supporters of the century's plan and its opponents among the Israeli public, State President Reuben Rivlin issued a special message Thursday calling for a moderation of the discourse.

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"Brother people we are. Remember today, too, and not from a recommendation," the president wrote in a statement. "The growing concern in recent days around the question of annexation is flooding again. They and we, we, or ours, have lost. We all lose from this form of discourse."

The president also said: "The debate on fateful questions, and the question of annexation is certainly a fateful question, must exist in every country that benefits its citizens before it. A man and his worldview. This is the lifeblood of Israeli democracy."

Rivlin noted: "We are not afraid of critics and borrowers, but we should certainly be silent. The silencers. We must not silence questions, hesitations or criticism from any political party. To share - yes. To argue - certainly. But verbal violence, labeling, ridicule and contempt must To stop. "

In his remarks, the president wrote: "I, who remember well the silencing attempts in the Oslo days and the disengagement, and remember how hard we worked to recover from that fracture, are asking you - enough."

In recent days, settlers in the Judea and Samaria Council have raised a gear around the sovereignty map, which they say will lead to the creation of Israeli enclaves within hostile Arab territory. Yesterday, the storm was reported due to a media statement by Yesha Council Chairman David Alhaini, who claimed that the centenary plan indicates that the president American Donald Trump is not a true member of Israel.

Alhaini said in an interview with the Haaretz newspaper that he argued that the Trump program was dangerous and that all that interested the US president and his aides were the presidential election. 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded by saying he "strongly condemns the words of the Yesha Council Chairman. President Trump is a great friend of the State of Israel. He has led historic moves in favor of the State of Israel, including: Recognition of Israeli sovereignty at the Golan Heights, recognition In Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem and the recognition of the legality of the settlement settlement in the Judea and Samaria Area.

"President Trump's vision of peace includes recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, security control of Israel throughout the territory west of Jordan, unified Jerusalem, disarming Hamas, preventing refugees from entering Israel and more. It is unfortunate that, in gratitude, there is someone who denies this friendship that was no greater than it," he said. Prime Minister. 

Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin addressed Alhaini's remarks and called them "impertinent and irresponsible." Levin noted that Alhaini's remarks about Trump "deserve all condemnation and criticism." Well done to the Chairman of the Yesha Council, he must thank President Trump for his tremendous work in favor of the State of Israel and the settlement. Alhaini's remarks express unparalleled kindness and do great harm, especially in the days of an important effort to advance a historic process of applying sovereignty. "