Politics and security mar the festivities at Herzog’s Iftar meal – President hosts a traditional Ramadan dinner, reading from the Quran and praising the holiday, but violence and political tensions compete with his well-received goodwill message | Timesofisrael

President Isaac Herzog’s annual Iftar dinner, the traditional meal to break the Ramadan fast, brought around 200 guests to his official residence on Wednesday, including Arab Israeli public officials, religious and civil society leaders and members of the security forces.
Some foreign diplomats also attended the event at the President’s Residence in the capital.