 and why it's causing such a stir. It could become a major change of the rule of law and shift the relations between Israel's parliament and judiciary, and it all comes down to what Incubat... Hello dear friends, I'm a member of the parliament, I'm a member of the parliament, I'm a member of the parliament, I'm a member of the parliament, I'm a member of the parliament, I received the official results of the... voting for parliament, I started meeting various consultations with all of the parties elected for the parliament, with your approval, I want to say a few words regarding the consultations, and the questions arriving from the public. I thank the people for raising those questions as they reflect the responsibility of the Israeli people. Since the State of Israel was established, the President of Israel always consulted with the relevant parties, they raised questions regarding various issues for the different... for the different issues pending until the days of my predecessor, Reuven Rivlin, these consultations were closed, but President Rivlin opened them for public broadcast in order to raise the awareness of the people and the faith of the people, and I did the same. But these meetings with the President also involves raising questions, difficult questions, and that has not changed. I thank all of the different delegates of the different parties for what was raised here. This showed the beautiful face of the Israeli democracy. The Israeli democracy gets its power from the various voices that are in this country. From the consultations that I had, this is the picture, 64 members of parliament recommended for a member of parliament, Benjamin Netanyahu, 28 others recommended the Ayulapid and 28 others decided not to recommend anyone to form the next government. Therefore, according to all everything that comes from this picture, when we look at the biggest support for one of the members of parliament, and regarding the biggest party in the Knesset, and of course, with a consideration which I think is the central one, who is the member of parliament who has the biggest chance to form the next government, the result is clear. Forming the government, this task has to be appointed to Benjamin Netanyahu. I am not blind to the fact that against a member of parliament and Netanyahu, there is a legal procedure in the court in Jerusalem and that is not a small issue, but the Supreme Court clearly said that even if there is a judicial issue if there is a judicial process against one of the members of parliament even in the previous round of elections when Netanyahu was given the mandate to form the government after all of these considerations were raised and after you, Mr. Netanyahu, gave your approval to that, I have decided to give you a member of parliament, Netanyahu, the task of forming the next government. The responsibility on the shoulders of the Israeli government and its head is probably one of the most difficult in the world. The citizens of Israel need a stable government, a functioning government one that serves all of the citizens of Israel, those who chose it and also those who opposed it. It's a government that works for the entire faces of citizens of Israel, all the faces all the ideologies, all the worlds and has sensitivity towards everybody. The State of Israel needs a government that even if in its formation will not have all of the faces of the State of Israel can move a process of uniting all of the people of the State of Israel and have an open dialogue with everybody, with all of the citizens. We don't have space for mistakes here in Israel. Every government has to be very cautious on issues that are extremely important for our existence, for our security and for the main issues for the State of Israel as a democratic state. Member of parliament, Netanyahu experienced as a civil servant you have a lot of experience including several terms Prime Ministers. You know very well how many important issues are on the table including internal and external threats but there are also opportunities and chances. Therefore your most important mission as the man who has to form a government and head it is to lead a government and a coalition that will be aware of this responsibility. They also have to be aware to the fact that elections in Israel are not a zero sum game. You're now given the mandate and I wish you luck in your mission. Your success is the success of the entire State of Israel. Thank you very much. Thank you very much Mr. President. I wish to tell you residents of Israel that were beginning this week with a very good news for the State of Israel and for you. After many election campaigns the people chose in a very clear way for a government headed by me and today as I'm given this mandate by you Mr. President we're progressing towards forming the 37th Israeli government. I wish to thank all of the 64 members of parliament who recommended me for the post we will do everything for this, God willing be a stable and successful government, a responsible government and a dedicated government that will act for all of the citizens of the State of Israel with no exception. All this reflects the democratic process that we are proud of with all justifications. The State of Israel is sovereign and democratic. Only recently we celebrated 125 years to the first Zionist congress in Basel that long road back then goes on and on and on due to the efforts of all of the generations we made the State of Israel a strong state, a progressing state and here Mr. President I hope you allow me to remind the four fathers right, your father former President Haim Herzog God bless his soul and my father Professor Benzion Netanyahu each in his own way acted for achieving the independence of the State of Israel they both saw in their eyes the terrible holocaust and they were both here to see how the State of Israel was brought to life we who follow them know that the freedom of the State of Israel and the achievements of the State of Israel should not be taken for granted in the past decade Israel became a rising power among nations a state ranked among the top 10 of the superpowers in the world even though there were less than 1,000 of the population in the world I promise you in the State of Israel that we will do everything possible to take the State of Israel even forward even higher I am extremely honored and touched to be given the mandate no less than what I was 26 years ago when I was given this mandate for the first time the voters gave a gave a clear vote for me and for the Likud and for the parties in our block but I want to say that I intend to be the prime minister of everybody for those who chose me and for those who didn't choose me something that is said in every such event this is what I believe inside my soul and this leads me this is my responsibility as the prime minister of the State of Israel this is how I this is how I acted when I brought vaccines for all of the State of Israel we had the most successful decade for the State of Israel for all of the citizens of Israel the peace accords for all of the citizens of Israel and I will say for the peoples of the region at least those who want peace and most of them want peace I will continue to work this way with my colleagues with looking at the challenges coming up these challenges need a clean head a major effort and this is why I intend to do another thing I want to work to create a bigger aspect of understanding there are differences between the different parts of the Israeli people but there are many many issues on which the vast majority agrees and I think that most of the people already do at least most of the State of Israel there is an understanding that Israel is the homeland of the Jewish country and it should be put forward in the symbols of the State of Israel but the rights of every citizen should be protected men or women should be protected there is also a wide understanding that you have to fight terrorism with no compromises there is a wide understanding to work with force against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its intentions and of course its nuclear program there is a wide understanding that we have to preserve the unity of Jerusalem the Israeli capital the Israeli capital there is a wide understanding that we need to bring more peace peace for peace with more Arab countries and this could lead to the end of the Israeli Arab conflict not Israeli-Palestinian conflict but it could lead to this there is a wide understanding that we have to work forward to keep pushing forward for a free market competition in the Israeli market to lower the price of life take out to keep on taking the gas from the water and take on more populations to the negative and to the Galilee there is a wide understanding among the Israeli citizens that we are all brothers and that we were born to live here side by side with all of the differences Mr. President citizens of Israel a lot of people are happy with the results of the elections but many are saying that this is the end of the state of Israel this is the end of democracy people that care themselves this is not the first time that such things are heard it was said on Begin it was said on me it wasn't right then and it's not right also now we will keep on building and strengthening the state of Israel as a beacon in the world as said in the book of Telem you will spread the light thank you very much if you're just joining us Israeli President Isaac Herzog has just officially handed over Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu the mandate to form his government starting today Netanyahu will have 28 days to form a government the president has the discretion to give him the extension should he request it coalition negotiations have already begun I want to turn back to Ambassador Abby Pazner what are your thoughts following that speech we heard Herzog talking having a bit of a reserved concerns even mentioning Netanyahu's legal proceedings having an important mission to listen to all the voices of Israel what are your thoughts? Herzog was very careful and I think it is good that he mentioned it's not without problem that he gave the mandate to Netanyahu but we have to remember Sarah that there is a very good and even close relationship between the two men unlike the relationship between Netanyahu and former president who was from the Likud by the way but those who are very tense very tense relationship the relationship between Netanyahu and Herzog is very very good and goes back a long way and you saw that in his speech Netanyahu mentioned the father of Herzog and his father who fought together to establish the state of Israel and express the hope that these two men will also continue to do the same so I think Herzog said what he had to say and Netanyahu said what he had to say of course he will call on everybody to unite behind this government and say that he will work for the good of everybody it was not a sectarian speech it was a speech to all the people of Israel and this is what expected from a prime minister certainly a prime minister with the experience of Netanyahu now those are the speeches what remains to be seen what the coalition will look like and what will the basis be of this coalition and we heard before already some controversies about who is a Jew about the legal aspect etc etc etc but this was a ceremony an honorable ceremony like we know to do it in Israel like it has been done since the start of the state I wish good luck to the new government absolutely it was definitely a speech as you mentioned fairly predictable he mentioned a prime minister for everyone no compromises on the rights of every citizen of Israel I want to get your impressions on Bibi's Netanyahu's sense of reassurance to the people who didn't vote for him he has to do that obviously because you know there is resentment among many people that voted and who are now sad about the results and the Bibi wants to calm the spirit and he wants to give the impression that he will work for all the Israelis and I am sure that he means it I mean I'm sure that he wants to work for all the Israelis it's not easy it's not an easy task there are many differences among the Israelis but certainly we have here a man of experience one cannot deny that a man of immense experience there is no other politician in Israel with that kind of experience and in politics experience is 90% of success 10% is luck