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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

Reuven Rivlin

Thousands attend a rally in Tel Aviv calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on November 11, 2023. (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 12, 2023, 3:29 am
‘A nightmare, we’re not living’: Tens of thousands rally for hostages’ return
Protests held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities as relatives mark 36 days since hundreds taken captive by Hamas; some demonstrators decry government inaction
By Melanie Lidman and Jessica Steinberg
Doctors arrive at Jerusalem's International Convention Center for a rally protesting the government's judicial overhaul legislation. July 23, 2023. (Renee Ghert-Zand/Times of Israel)
July 24, 2023, 4:15 am
Business forum, tech companies to strike ahead of final votes on reasonableness law
Organization representing 150 leading companies, tech sector workers, lawyers to rally Monday as coalition readies to enact key bill that will limit judicial review
By ToI Staff
Right-wing demonstrators backing the Israeli government and its reform plans rally in Tel Aviv, the epicenter of 29 straight weeks of anti-government protests, on July 23, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
July 23, 2023, 10:51 pm
‘Time of emergency’: Dueling overhaul rallies as Herzog makes final bid for compromise
Tens of thousands at Tel Aviv pro-coalition event where ministers slam reservist protests, vow more laws; ex-president Rivlin in Jerusalem: 24 hours to save our wonderful country
By ToI Staff
President Reuven Rivlin speaks during a conference at Bar-Ilan University, January 17, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 20, 2023, 9:39 pm
Rivlin says Israel ‘can’t agree to half a democracy,’ amid ongoing judicial talks
Ex-president calls for system with ‘clear separation of powers,’ says every Israeli can decide whether his successor Herzog is doing a good job or not in mediating negotiations
By ToI Staff
Former Israeli President Reuven Rivlin speaks at a conference at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, January 17, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 19, 2023, 1:07 am
Ex-president Rivlin: Compromise on overhaul might still damage democracy
In first TV interview since leaving office, Rivlin says he didn’t join protests against defense minister’s sacking because it was inappropriate, but phoned him to offer support
By ToI Staff
Benjamin Netanyahu, left, Reuven Rivlin, center, and Benny Gantz, meeting in Jerusalem on March 15, 2020. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
May 15, 2023, 12:21 pm
Rivlin says he warned Gantz not to trust Netanyahu before they formed coalition
In closed-door comments, ex-president claims Netanyahu asked him to find partner for government, gave him blank check for demands; Likud, Gantz’s office both deny version of events
By ToI Staff
Armenian ceramist Vic Lepejian in his Old City studio, April 23, 2023 (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
April 25, 2023, 4:27 am
On genocide memorial day, Jerusalem Armenians hold out hopes for Israeli recognition
The Jewish state has prioritized ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan over recognizing the WWI Ottoman massacre, critics say, as Armenian community voices shame over country’s stance
By Lazar Berman
Israelis place rubber submarines in the Yarkon river as part of a protest against then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv on February 12, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 28, 2023, 7:05 am
A year after its launch, details of submarine affair probe’s work yet to surface
While the identities of the witnesses and the materials studied remain unknown, some believe staying under the radar may save panel from being torpedoed by Netanyahu government
By Tal Schneider
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shakes hand with Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, February 14, 2010. (AP Photos/Ronen Zvulun, Pool)
January 17, 2023, 10:37 pm
‘It’s not a reform, it’s a pogrom’: Former AG chastises planned judicial upheaval
Yehuda Weinstein, who served under Netanyahu for 6 years, says he opposes all parts of plan; justice minister, Supreme Court chief meet for first time since trading public barbs
By Jeremy Sharon
From left: Supreme Court President Esther Hayut, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-President Reuven Rivlin during a memorial service marking 23 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, October 21, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
January 13, 2023, 6:17 am
Ex-president Rivlin decries ‘takeover’ of judiciary, says still time for compromise
Former minister, Likud member warns against ‘legislating out of revenge,’ urges young people to not despair, as tensions soar over coalition plans to restructure legal system
By ToI Staff
Former president Reuven Rivlin speaks at an Israel Democracy Institute conference on December 12, 2022 (Youtube screenshot)
December 12, 2022, 1:02 pm
Ex-president Rivlin decries incoming coalition’s bid ‘to destroy’ Israel’s top court
Proposals for reform deserve serious consideration, he says, but ‘a line has been crossed, from respectful criticism of the Supreme Court to denial of its very legitimacy’
By ToI Staff
Former Israeli basketball player US-born Tal Brody, sculpted in wax and fiberglass at Israel's first Wax Museum, opened October 2022 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
October 27, 2022, 4:16 pm
Israel’s ‘Select Few’ carved in wax in 1st local exhibit of its kind
A three-year process to create a wax museum of Israeli celebs, entertainers and A-listers produces an eerie collection of replicas
By Jessica Steinberg
Prince Charles seen during the funeral late former president Shimon Peres at Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, on September 30, 2016. (Emil Salman/Pool)
September 10, 2022, 7:35 am
King Charles III: A friend to UK Jewry, with special and historic ties to Israel
Royal has long had good relationship with British Jews; outspoken on antisemitism; shored up Israel bona fides in recent years with official visit; also empathetic to Palestinians
By Itamar Sharon and ToI Staff
Then-president Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on April 5, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 20, 2022, 6:17 pm
Rivlin said to argue with El Al flight attendants over plane seat
Due to change amid ongoing disagreements between Israel and UAE over security arrangements, former president said to take seat intended for flight attendants
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, left, turns to give a pen to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, at the White House in Washington, March 25, 2019 after signing the official proclamation formally recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. From left, White House adviser Jared Kushner, US special envoy Jason Greenblatt, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AP/Susan Walsh)
February 3, 2022, 3:50 pm
Ex-US envoy Friedman: In Rivlin meeting, Trump criticized Netanyahu, praised Abbas
In new book, former ambassador says comment ‘knocked everyone off their chairs’; says his own inflammatory remarks on Obama, J Street were simply a tactical error
By ToI Staff
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