President Reuven Rivlin

With the government in flux, Israel’s president tells lawmakers to ‘get a grip’ and lead

Rivlin said the citizens of Israel want their government to find solutions to the coronavirus crisis.

By Marcy Oster July 23, 2020 11:09 am

Israeli man who rescued Bedouin woman and her 3 children to be posthumously honored

President Reuven Rivlin will present the Civil Medal of Distinguished Service to the wife and children of Michael Ben Zikri, who died on Friday after rescuing four people from a lake near Ashkelon.

July 6, 2020 3:40 pm

Benny Gantz will not be given extension to form a coalition government, Israel’s president says

The Blue and White leader has until midnight Monday, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won’t necessarily get the next chance.

April 13, 2020 9:58 am

Benny Gantz will get the first chance to form a new Israeli government

By Marcy Oster March 15, 2020 3:09 pm

Israel election update: No coalition in sight

By Marcy Oster March 12, 2020 12:21 pm

Israel’s president meets with Pacific island leaders in Fiji

By Marcy Oster February 20, 2020 1:49 pm

Israel’s president asks Peru to free Israeli woman arrested for drug smuggling

By Marcy Oster February 9, 2020 3:39 pm

Israel’s president says many Poles ‘stood by’ and helped murder Jews in the Holocaust

By Marcy Oster January 27, 2020 3:51 pm

Israel’s president offered Polish counterpart a platform to speak at Holocaust forum, Israeli official says

By Marcy Oster January 22, 2020 11:36 am

Israel’s president charges Knesset with forming a government coalition for the first time

By Marcy Oster November 21, 2019 7:56 am

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