President Reuven Rivlin Tuesday morning issued a statement to the Israeli public on the occasion of the elections to the Knesset.
"Election day is a day of celebration for democracy. This is the day of realizing our right to govern our fate, as citizens with equal rights and as partners in the political enterprise - the State of Israel," said the president, adding that "we are all in this boat together. We will all wake up tomorrow next to our neighbors, our friends in the camp, and also next to those who disagree with us. I wish that on Election day and certainly after, we will remember that our strength lies in the joint responsibility and mutual responsibility between us."