Israel’s greatest existential threat is from within- Herzog 

Speaking in Tel Aviv before about 2,000 delegates of the Jewish Federations of North America, President Isaac Herzog advocated dialogue, but stopped short of acknowledging protests outside the venue over Israel’s controversial judicial overhaul by hundreds of demonstrators, Tiems of Israel reported. 

Herzog, who did say in his speech that “there is no greater existential threat to our people than the one that comes from within,” followed remarks by several dignitaries, including Doron Almog, chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, and Julie Platt, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America, who did address the overhaul and protests.

Despite external threats, “I am convinced that there is no greater existential threat to our people than the one that comes from within: Our own polarization and alienation from one another,” he added.

“I believe that it is only through dialogue between us that we can possibly allow our moments of crisis to turn into moments of growth,” Herzog said.