English · 28. February 2017
President Rivlin received President Lungu and welcomed him warmly to Israel. “Mr. President, it is a great pleasure to welcome you to Israel, the Holy Land, where you can walk in the footsteps of the prophets,” he said, and added, “There is only a small Jewish community in Zambia, but there is a Jewish Museum – a sign that while we build the future, we must remember the past and thank Zambians for the open arms with which they received Jewish refugees from Europe.”
English · 17. February 2017
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Wednesday, 15 February 2017), in Washington DC, at the White House, made the following remarks at the start of his joint press conference with US President Donald Trump:
English · 26. December 2016
"I did not plan to be here this evening but in light of the UN resolution I thought that there was no better place to light the second Chanukah candle than the Western Wall. According to the UN resolution, the Maccabees did not liberate Jerusalem, they occupied Palestinian territory. According to the UN resolution, the villages that they started out from in the Modi'in area, those villages and that area were 'occupied Palestinian territory'.
English · 20. December 2016
Led by the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry for social equality, the Galilee Development Authority, local councils and tourist centers in villages, Christmas winter celebrations will be held in various northern communities.
English · 29. November 2016
President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin this morning (Monday) hosted an official welcoming ceremony for President of Guatemala H.E. Jimmy Morales and First Lady Patricia Marroquin de Morales, marking their official visit to the State of Israel. The President and First Lady received their guests on the red carpet before the national anthems were played, after which both Presidents reviewed an honor guard and delivered brief statements.
English · 28. November 2016
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning (Sunday, 27 November 2016), in Haifa, at the start of the special weekly Cabinet meeting following the wave of fires, made the following remarks:
English · 26. November 2016
Jerusalem, Thursday, November 24th, 2016 - Hundreds of United Hatzalah volunteer EMS personnel assisted firefighters in evacuating residents in the Romema and Sapir neighborhoods of Haifa during a series of fires that blazed in those areas on Thursday morning. Residents who were still in their neighborhoods were evacuated by the firefighters, police and United Hatzalah volunteers.
English · 24. November 2016
Over 75,000 evacuated from Haifa; fires rage in Galilee, Jerusalem foothills; Druze villagers open homes to evacuees as Palestinian firefighters pitch in
English · 21. November 2016
President Rivlin lays wreath in memory of the victims of the Mumbai attacks, meets Jewish community leaders, and concludes visit by unveiling a memorial plaque for the victims of the Chabad House terror attack (Communicated by the President’s Spokesperson)