Late Wednesday night, just an hour before the deadline, Knesset Opposition Leader Yair Lapid informed Israeli President Reuven Rivlin that he had successfully won a majority of the parliament to his coalition and would establish a government. “I give you my word that this government will work in the service ...
Isaac Herzog has been elected as the Zionist entity’s 11th President, caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday. The 60-year-old Herzog won 87 out of 120 votes, comfortably passing the required 61 votes from Knesset members. He will replace the current President, Reuven Rivlin, after 10 July. Herzog’s major ...