Speaking partially in Arabic, Herzog becomes second head of state to attend annual event marking police slaying of 48 Arabs, day after Knesset votes down bill taking responsibility

President will be second head-of-state, after Rivlin, to ever attend annual event commemorating killing of 48 Arab Israelis by Border Police

Doomed Joint List proposal would have seen state take responsibility for event; Meretz minister accuses opposition party of exploiting incident to embarrass coalition's Arabs

Knesset again strikes down Joint List legislation proposing official state recognition of responsibility for the 1956 killing of 48 Arab Israelis