Tag: Reuven Rivlin

President Rivlin sent his congratulations to America's new President Donald Trump after the end of the Sabbath in Israel.

Rivlin, 77, has been a vegetarian since the late 1960s.

The president of Poland laid a bouquet of flowers on the grave of Yoni Netanyahu, who he said was "a hero."

Isaac Herzog said that 'recently there has been a certain attempt to dim Peres' peace doctrine; his faith in the two-state vision and [his efforts to achieve] a comprehensive peace with our Palestinian neighbors.'

Pres. Rivlin told envoys to Egypt and Jordan that regional threats faced by many in the Middle East require close cooperation.

NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo expresses outrage and sadness at Jerusalem terror attack, reminds White House "friends stand shoulder to shoulder with each other."

Knesset Committee Chairman MK David Bitan (Likud) posted an online petition calling on President Reuven Rivlin to pardon Azaria.

Israeli Pres. Reuven Rivlin tells French Senate Pres. Gerard Larcher, "There are no shortcuts in the Middle East."

'I stand here today to repeat in the clearest way: the State of Israel is deeply committed to ensure the religious rights of all faith communities in Jerusalem and throughout Israel.'

The IDF is the only institution that's still trusted widely: trust in the IDF by Jewish Israelis is at 90% (versus 93% last year) and at 82% by all Israelis. Only 32% of Israeli Arabs, however, trust the IDF.

It is right and good for every commercial company to reach more and more sectors, not just as providers of services, but also as employers."

MK Issawi Freij (Meretz) announced that separating the Shabbat calls from the Muezzin bill exposes it for what it is: yet another example of Israeli racism.

President Rivlin is on official state visit in India.

Pres. Rivlin arrived in India on a state visit for bilateral meetings with top national leaders.

The Volcani tour will conclude with new sensors to monitor milk quality and output in cows, and new wheat storage solutions that protect against pests.

The prime minister and president will be globe-trotting this year as Israel's international relations grow.

Russia's prime minister plans local talks with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders.

The headstone of the late Pres. Shimon Peres, z'l, was unveiled in Jerusalem on Oct. 28, 2016.

President Reuven Rivlin and his wife welcomed some 6,000 visitors to their sukkah in Jerusalem.

Speaking on the eve of Sukkot, President Rivlin said, "The festivals of Israel all highlight the inextricable bond between our people and our land, and no forum or body in the world can come and deny the connection between the Jewish people, the Land of Israel and Jerusalem."

UNESCO is scheduled to vote Thursday on a Palestinian Authority initiative condemning Israel and denying Jewish ties to the city’s holy sites.

"My son loved everyone, he was a joyful boy," the bereaved mother of an Israeli Air Force pilot told President Reuven Rivlin.

Pres. Reuven Rivlin told Ukraine lawmakers that no interest will ever supersede the importance of recognizing anti-Semitism for what it is.

Israeli President Rivlin told Ukraine's lawmakers in a special session that his thoughts are "with my friend, Shimon Peres."

Over 20 religious leaders from east Asia arrived in Israel Monday for a four-day summit in Jerusalem.

Foreign Minister Bishop publicly stated two years ago that the international community has no place to decide which Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are legal and which ones are not.

President Rivlin pointed that “two of our sons remained behind after the war which took place two years ago. The State of Israel has a moral responsibility to bring back Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul.”

An Israeli delegation of high-school students won two medals on Friday at the International Olympiad in Informatics held in Kazan, Russia.

The flight included a diverse mix of people from 22 US states and one Canadian province, including 24 families, 78 children and 10 medical professionals.

A search for "Palestine" in Google Maps does yield a proper reference to the entity, but with a blank map of Israel, with the areas of Gaza, Judea and Samaria marked with a broken borderline but not mentioned by name.