Posts Tagged: Reuven Rivlin
Israeli President Rivlin Opposes Jewish State Bill in Current Form
The Guardian - Israel's president, Reuven Rivlin, has voiced his strong opposition to a controversial proposed new law that would define "national rights" in Israel as...
Israel’s President Rivlin: World Must Understand Jerusalem is Our Capital
Arutz Sheva - The world needs to understand that Jerusalem is Israel's capital, President Reuven Rivlin said on Monday. Rivlin received Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the President's...
Israeli President Visits Arab Village in Honor of Muslim Festival
Israel's President Reuven Rivlin made a festive visit to the northern Israeli town of Kfar Yasif near Acre, in honor of the Muslim Feast of...
Israeli President Rivlin Says Israel Has Duty to Stop ISIS
Arutz Sheva - Israel has a "responsibility" to stop Islamic State (IS; formerly known as ISIS), President Reuven Rivlin stated Friday. "Fighting evil, in the form...
New York Officials Express Support for Israel on Solidarity Trip
JERUSALEM - A contingent of New York government officials and businessmen are spending three days in Israel on a unity visit this week. The bipartisan...
Israel’s President-Elect Calls on Religious Leaders to Pray for Missing Boys
TEL AVIV - Israel's newly elected president Reuven Rivlin called upon world leaders and religious figures to pray for the return of the three kidnapped...
U.S. Officials Vow to Work With New Israeli President Rivlin
Times of Israel - The White House on Tuesday congratulated President elect Reuven Rivlin on winning the post, indicating the two countries would continue to...
Rumor-Filled Israeli Presidential Race May Heat Up Further – Or Implode
JNS.org - Israeli President Shimon Peres is retiring in July, capping a seven-year term and a nearly seven-decade political career in the Jewish state. After...
The Latest Unexpected Candidate for Israeli President
Solar energy entrepreneur Yosef Abramowitz has thrown his hat in the ring to replace the retiring Shimon Peres as Israel's president this summer. Abramowitz—whose unexpected candidacy...
MKs Encourage Obama Speech at Knesset During His Visit to Israel
The acting Knesset speaker and his predecessor have both suggested to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he encourage U.S. President Barack Obama to speak...
Knesset Speaker Slams Foreign Lawmakers Over Visit to Hamas-Ruled Gaza
Reuven Rivlin, speaker of the Israeli Knesset, said he would boycott an Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) delegation set to arrive in Israel next month after IPU...
United States Attacks Israel’s Jerusalem Development Plans
Following Israel's approval of the construction of 1,500 new housing units in Ramat Shlomo, an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in the northern part of Jerusalem beyond the...
Israeli Politics Roundup: Likud Primaries and Livni’s New Party
After months of speculation, former Israeli Foreign Minister and Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni on Tuesday announced her candidacy in Israel's Jan. 22 general elections, unveiling...
Merger With Yisrael Beiteinu Won’t Change Likud, Netanyahu Says
The Likud Central Committee on Monday officially approved by a large majority the merger with Yisrael Beiteinu ahead of the coming Knesset election. Before the open...
