Meet Reuven Rivlin, Israel’s Newest President

JERUSALEM – MK Reuven “Rubi” Rivlin was elected on Tuesday by the Knesset as Israel’s 10th president. One after the other, 119 Members of Knesset casted their confidential ballot for one of the five candidates.

Hamas Gains Ground and Washington Approves

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Buzzfeed reports that during the six-month run-up to this week’s announcement of a Fatah-Hamas unity government, Obama-administration officials were holding “secret back-channel talks with Hamas” to discuss its role in this government.

PM Netanyahu Hosts Shavuot Torah Study Circle

JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara hosted last night (Jun. 1) the fifth session of the Shmuel Ben-Artzi Tanach, (Bible) Study Circle at their official residence in Jerusalem.