President Reuven Rivlin attended the state memorial service for the late David Ben Gurion, marking the 46th anniversary of his passing.
Speaking about the ongoing political crisis, Rivlin said, "I appeal to you the leaders of Israel, I think you just want to go crazy, but why drag along the entire country with you?"
He criticized the party leaders: "I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said this is a time of trouble for the State of Israel and the Israeli regime. It's not a time of trouble for one or the other political party. It's a hard time for all of us, the citizens of the State and its public envoys."