We aren't fighting Palestinian people -- Rivlin

As he is sworn in as Israel’s tenth president, Reuven Rivlin stresses in his induction speech this afternoon that Israel is fighting neither the Palestinian people nor the Muslim faith.

“We are not fighting against the Palestinian people, and we are not at war with Islam. We are fighting against terrorism,” he says.

“We are gathered here today with a very clear message to our enemies: You have not overcome us and you will not do so … While we use rockets to protect civilians, they use civilians to protect rockets. And so the eradication of that terrorism is not only a just act, it is a humanitarian act. Only the eradication of terrorism will put an end to the killing of innocents on both sides,” he continues.