Yitzhak Navon Quotes
Once, there was a time in Jerusalem of brotherhood and peace: cultures and languages lived side by side and not one at the expense of the other.
Navon, Yitzhak. Bustan Sefaradi. Habima Theatre, 1969.
Toleration of diversity of all kinds is a major tenet of the Bahai faith. As it is a relatively new religion its founder and early leaders had observed the history of religious, ethnic and ideological intolerance in the world and were determined to try and stop it. The Bahai for example are one of the few religions who do not discourage religious intermarriage and they encourage racial intermarriage.
Yitzhak Rachamim Navon was an Israeli politician, diplomat, and author. He served as the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the centre-left Alignment party. He was the first Israeli president born in Jerusalem and the first Mizrahi Jew to serve in that office.