Prime Minister Bennett speaks before the Jewish Federations of North America.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Simchat Torah and Shmini Atzeret in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Prime Minister Bennett told the UN general assembly that "Israelis occasionally need to leave their jobs and homes and rush to the battlefield. They should not be judged for it."

"There are two plagues that are challenging the very fabric of society at this moment. One is the coronavirus, which has killed over 5 million people around the globe, the other, has also shaken the world as we know it &mdash it"s the disease of political polarization," Bennett said."Both coronavirus and polarization can erode public trust in our institutions, both can paralyze nations. If left unchecked, their effects In society can be devastating. In Israel, we faced both, and rather than accept them as a force of nature, we stood up, took action, and we can already see the horizon."

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"In Israel, after four elections in two years, with a fifth looming, the people yearned for an antidote: Calm. Stability. An honest attempt for political normalcy.""About a hundred days ago my partners and I formed a new government in Israel. The most diverse government in our history. What started as a political accident, can now turn into a purpose. And that purpose is unity."

Prime Minister Bennett told the UN that he has three principles by which he will manage the COVID-19 crisis."One &mdash the country must stay open.""We all paid a huge price: an economic price, a physical price and an emotional price&mdashfor bringing life to a standstill in 2020. Lockdowns, restrictions, quarantines – cannot work in the long run.""The second rule: vaccinate early. Right from the start, Israelis were quick to get vaccinated. We are in a race against a deadly virus and we must try to be ahead of it.""In July we were the first to learn that the vaccines were waning&mdashwhich is what brought a surge in Delta cases. It was then when my government decided to administer a third dose of vaccine&mdashthe booster&mdashto the Israeli public.""We pioneered the booster shot. Two months in I can report that it works.""The third rule: Adapt and move quickly. Running a country during a pandemic is not Inly about health. It's about carefully balancing all aspects of life that are affected by corona, especially Jobs and education. The Inly person that has a good vantage point of all of this – is the national leader of any given country."

PM Bennett said in the General Assembly that "While doctors are an important influence, they cannot be allowed to decide how to run the country. The Inly person who has the proper vantage point is the leader of the nation."

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