Israeli president slams UK’s Board of Deputies boycott of far-right MK

Isaac Herzog criticises rejection of Bezalel Smotrich in a speech, saying, ‘we cannot allow ourselves another rift in the Jewish People’

Herzog: I support dialogue with Smotrich, we can’t boycott Jews (Jerusalem Post)
Herzog criticised the UK's Board of Deputies for boycotting Bezalel Smotrich in a harsh speech saying, "We cannot allow ourselves another rift in the Jewish People".

Israel President slams 'deeply inappropriate' Board of Deputies statement on controversial MK Smotrich (Jewish Chronicle)
Isaac Herzog made the comments in a speech to the Jewish Agency for Israel