Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said he was “deeply shocked” by a statement made by Dr. Felix Klein, the German antisemitism commissioner, that it would be preferable for Jews not wear a kippa, a Jewish head covering, in public in Germany out of fear for their safety.
President Reuven Rivlin has met with ambassadors and charges d'affaires to Israel from countries in the Asia-Pacific, including Australia's ambassador Dave Sharma.
Israel's President Reuven Rivlin has hosted the official ceremony marking the beginning of memorial events held for late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, marking the 21 anniversary of his assassination.
As he continues to follow closely the developments in Nepal and the progress of Israel's aid mission there, President Reuven Rivlin has hosted the children of the Lubavitch Chabad emissaries based in Nepal.
Israel's ambassadors to Australia and New Zealand have joined their counterparts in other Asian/Pacific countries at a meeting with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem.
At an emotional ceremony today in Warsaw, Israel's President Reuven Rivlin inaugurated the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, together with President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski.
