Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Netanyahu praises Rivlin, wishes him luck as president
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates Rivlin and tells the president-elect that “you come from a deep and rich well” of Jewish and Israeli tradition.
“You are a man of Jerusalem and a man of the land of Israel,” Netanyahu says, point out that he has two missions as the president: uniting the people of Israel and representing Israel abroad.
Netanyahu wishes Rivlin the best of luck as the next president of the state of Israel.