what an amazing achievement – we’ve made it so far.

And the fact that the right to light a torch in its honor was denied to one worthy person because he signed a protest against the university of Ariel many years ago – bothered me a great deal.  I think I signed that document as well.  I’m not sure.  But Oded Goldreich will get greater honors, and we will regret the veto of the minister of education in the future.

nevertheless the ceremony – however staged and swerved to the right – was extremely moving. Nurses, teachers, police, immigrants,  victims of gender violence, we made it through another year. It’s clearly a staged event, but it’s still right.