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April 19, 2018, 8:14 pm

Netanyahu: At least six states in ‘serious’ talks to move embassies to Jerusalem

In Independence Day meeting with foreign diplomats, PM says first ten countries to make the relocation will get 'preferential treatment'

By Michael Bachner and TOI staff

Illustrative: President Reuven Rivlin meets the IDF soldiers awarded for their service on Independence Day, May 12, 2016. (President Spokesman's Office)

April 19, 2018, 9:45 am

Presidential citations awarded to 120 outstanding IDF soldiers

Annual Independence Day ceremony in Jerusalem attended by president, prime minister, defense minister, IDF chief of staff

By TOI staff

African asylum seekers and human rights activists protest against deportation in front of the Rwandan Embassy in Herzliya, on January 22, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

January 23, 2018, 5:53 am

African asylum seekers protest forced deportations outside president’s house

Holding signs reading 'Don't despair, we will stop the expulsion,' dozens gather in Jerusalem after mass Herzliya demonstration ahead of expected removal to third countries

By Melanie Lidman and TOI staff

A red carpet at the President's Residence in Jerusalem (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

October 8, 2017, 5:44 pm

Suspicious object at President’s Residence causes brief scare

Rivlin and wife taken to secure area as sappers arrive at the scene; item later found to contain no explosive material

By TOI staff

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

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