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“We’ve just finished celebrating the holidays; we had our holidays and the Muslims had their holidays. We were able to celebrate them because you have enabled us all to do so.”

“We will not permit a situation to occur in Israel in which a person believes that they cannot keep their faith. We believe in the freedom of religion and we provide the Muslims with the freedom to worship on the Temple Mount. You have the duty and right to protect all the citizens of Israel. I want to thank you for your work around the clock, night and day. I’m not a soldier or a policeman so I cannot salute you officially, but I thank you and salute on behalf of the people of Israel.” (President Rivlin speaking to Israeli Border Police in Jerusalem, 08/10/2015)