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US President Donald Trump (L) and President Reuven Rivlin speak during a press conference at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
May 22, 2017, 4:03 pm
Trump in Israel says Saudi king left him encouraged over peace prospects
Meeting with Israeli counterpart Rivlin, US president vows Iran will 'never, ever' obtain nuclear weapons, touts growing Arab willingness to work with Israel against Tehran
By Raphael Ahren and Marissa Newman
David Friedman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the US ambassador to Israel, concludes testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Feb. 16, 2017. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
March 27, 2017, 4:24 pm
Friedman likely won’t become ambassador to Israel until June
Envoy will be sworn in by Pence and arrive after Passover, but it'll probably be months before he can hand in his credentials
By Raphael Ahren
US President Donald Trump's Special Representative for International Negotiations, Jason Greenblatt (left) meets President Reuven Rivlin (right) at the president's residence in Jerusalem on March 15, 2017. (Matty Stern/US Embassy Tel Aviv)
March 15, 2017, 1:35 pm
Rivlin meets Trump envoy, offers to ‘assist’ in peace efforts
In Jerusalem, president and US special representative Jason Greenblatt talk regional matters, American-Israeli partnership
By TOI staff
Taibe Hebrew teacher Jehan Jaber (L) meets with President Reuben Rivlin in his Jerusalem residence on March 8, 2017. (Screen capture/Facebook)
March 9, 2017, 1:31 pm
Rivlin showers Arab Hebrew teacher with praise
Taibe teacher known for her viral rain-song invited to President's Residence in effort to promote learning of other side's language
By Jacob Magid
President Reuven Rivlin at a commemoration ceremony for murdered Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on November 10, 2016. (Chaim Zach/GPO)
November 11, 2016, 1:48 am
Rivlin signals displeasure with efforts to silence opposition
Without directly criticizing government at Rabin commemoration, president condemns attempts to weaken opposition, praises political debate as essential for democracy
By Alexander Fulbright
Supporters and members of the Women Wage Peace organization demonstrate outside the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on August 26, 2015 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 5, 2016, 10:03 am
Hundreds of women march on Jerusalem for peace
Activists stage 2-week cross-country walk to capital where, accompanied by Liberian Nobel laureate, they will demand an end to conflict
By Stuart Winer
President Shimon Peres in 2009 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 28, 2016, 5:19 am
Beloved abroad, polarizing at home, Peres was the peace-making face of Israel
Ultimately respected as Israel's elder statesman, Peres -- who was prime minister and president but never won a popular vote -- enjoyed a uniquely lengthy and turbulent political career
By Raphael Ahren
Israel's ambassador to Egypt, Haim Koren, presents his credentials to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Ssisi in Cairo, September 14, 2014 (photo credit: courtesy)
July 5, 2016, 2:10 am
Odd couple Israel and Egypt enjoying ‘best times ever’
Though the Jewish state remains deeply unpopular on Arab street, Israeli envoy says Cairo, Jerusalem see 'eye-to-eye' on region
By Brian Rohan
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman awards an unnamed Military Intelligence officer with the Israel Defense Prize, alongside President Reuven Rivlin and Director-General of the Defense Ministry Udi Adam, left, during a ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on June 28, 2016. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
June 28, 2016, 10:49 pm
It’s classified: Israel Defense Prize awarded for top-secret work
Rivlin, Liberman laud honorees for their shadowy but critical achievements; even images of the ceremony are blurred
By Judah Ari Gross
Israelis celebrate Israel's 68th Independence Day in the southern city of Ashkelon, on May 11, 2016. (Corinna Kern/Flash90)
May 12, 2016, 6:18 pm
Israelis mob national parks, beaches for 68th Independence Day
Sites across the country filled with many doing traditional cookouts; heavy traffic reported on major roads
By TOI staff
President Reuven Rivlin meets the IDF soldiers awarded for their service on Independence Day, May 12, 2016 (President spokesman's office)
May 12, 2016, 10:02 am
PM says peace will come, as president honors 120 exceptional soldiers
At annual Independence Day ceremony in Jerusalem, Netanyahu also suggests bringing back military parades
By TOI staff
Israelis celebrate Israel's 68th Independence Day in the southern city of Ashkelon, on May 11, 2016. (Corinna Kern/Flash90)
May 12, 2016, 6:38 am
Beaches, barbecues and Air Force flybys – Independence Day 2016
Thousands crowd at Sea of Galilee overnight; police deploy in force nationwide to prevent fireworks and traffic injuries; West Bank checkpoints shut
By TOI staff
Egypt's ambassador to Israel Hazem Khairat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, February 29, 2016. (Prime Ministers Office)
February 29, 2016, 6:01 pm
Netanyahu hosts new Egypt envoy: ‘Welcome to Israel, Mr. Ambassador!’
Meeting with Hazem Khairat, Cairo's first emissary since 2012, comes day after Egyptian MP is lambasted for contact with Israeli diplomat
By Raoul Wootliff and Raphael Ahren
Egyptian television host and parliament member Tawfiq Okasha (YouTube screen capture)
February 26, 2016, 12:09 pm
Egyptians outraged by MP’s meeting with Israeli envoy
Legislators call emergency session to discuss Tawfiq Okasha's conduct, after he invited ambassador to his home for dinner
By Itamar Sharon
Egypt's new ambassador to Israel, Hazem Khairat, with President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem, February 25, 2016 (Mark Neiman/GPO)
February 25, 2016, 1:16 pm
‘Happy and proud’ to be here, Egypt’s first ambassador since 2012 presents credentials
Part of ceremony conducted behind closed doors, at Cairo's request; Hazem Khairat writes in guestbook of goal 'to reach a comprehensive and just peace in the region'
By Raphael Ahren
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