Netanyahu announced Israel's national strategy to address the deadly illness, referring to the effort as a 'war' and the coronavirus as the 'enemy.'

Rivlin is in Oceana to participate in a summit with leaders of Pacific Island states, the first Israeli leader to attend the summit.

While Israeli President Reuven Rivlin recently declared that there is 'nothing progressive about anti-Semitism,' hatred for the Jewish people is a phenomenon rearing its ugly head once again throughout Europe.

Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament early on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline.

Israeli president issues defiant statement after German anti-Semitism commissioner tells Jews not to wear kippot in public: ‘We will never submit!’

IDF Colonel Ala Abu Rukon will be appointed military secretary to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general, the IDF announced Thursday.

'Our sovereignty over Jerusalem will never compromise the freedom of worship and religion of all peoples of faith in Jerusalem and in all of Israel,' said Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.

'All of Israeli society benefits from your service,' Rivlin told a group of IDF special needs soldiers.

'I look at you and see modern-day Hasmoneans – soldiers, warriors, righteous men who learn Torah,' Rivlin told the IDF soldiers.

'That spirit that you bring with you to the Special Olympics is something we can all learn and draw inspiration from,' Rivlin told the athletes.

'You are not just young men and women. You are young men and women who overcome obstacles. I would even say that each one of you is a hero!' Rivlin told the children.

'Hamas, again and again, escalates the situation by cynically exploiting the people of Gaza,' Rivlin told the Pope. 

'Fuld demonstrated supreme courage, putting his own life on the line when in his final moments he chased the terrorist and neutralized him,' said Minister Erdan

'In your time of pain in your time of loss, we are with you.  One people. One family. Unbreakable. Eternal,' Rivlin said.

Tributes poured in on Sunday morning from Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum following the death of Senator John McCain on Saturday.

Golden State Warrior championship star Draymond Green was in Israel for a four-day tour of Israel, his first visit to the Holy Land.

'Slovakia is on its way to relocating its embassy to Jerusalem,' Andrej Danko, head of the Slovak National Council tells President Reuven Rivlin.

Prince William offered warm words to the Jewish state, which he said is 'inventing, creating, innovating, and striding confidently into its future.'

'A Molotov kite burned all the wheat, and we decided that where there are kites of hate, there will also be kites of love and peace.'

'Israel fully supports' Trump’s 'bold decision to 'reject the disastrous nuclear deal with the terrorist regime in Tehran,' Netanyahu stated.

Israel celebrated the 70th anniversary of the IDF's establishment.

'Let's sing together,' Rivlin said. 'Religious, secular, Arabs, Jews, soldiers, women, men, children, let's put aside everything that divides us – it'll be fun!'

Ahead of International Women's Day, President Reuven Rivlin hosted 22 outstanding female students (Jewish and Arab), and much more.

'The people of Israel stand with the people of Florida and all America in grief this morning. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families.'

'The entire world must know and understand that the ones who are preventing rehabilitation are Hamas,' Rivlin said of the looming crisis in Gaza. 

Israeli leaders criticized Abbas for his vitriolic speech calling Israel a 'colonial project that has nothing to do with Judaism,' while Netanyahu claimed Abbas is actually helping Israel's diplomatic efforts.  

Holland is 'opposed to BDS and strongly opposed to anti-Semitism, we will fight them,' Dutch Foreign Minister Zijlstra stated in Israel.

Jewish leaders from around the world welcomed Trump's announcement that the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, thanking him for his courageous and historic move. 

The Israeli president called for Jewish unity while trying to sooth anger over the repeal of the Western Wall deal.

President Rivlin called on Spain to fight BDS and anti-Israel bias, which sabotage the chances of ever reaching a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin highlighted the relationship between Israel and Spain, while focusing on the challenges facing the Jewish community in the country.

Israel's leadership conveyed the country's deepest sympathies following the Las Vegas massacre.

Several top-tier Hollywood executives met in Jerusalem with President Rivlin and discussed Israel's role in the entertainment industry.

Rivlin condemned the Palestinians' decades-old practice of celebrating the massacre of 11 Israeli team members at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Meeting with the new US national intelligence director, Israel's head of state underscored the Iranian threat to the region.

Not long after the UN Secretary General began his Holy Land visit, the Israeli prime minister and president began addressing the United Nation's disturbingly slanted positions and policies.

The terrorist suspected of aiding the Barcelona terror attack was involved in anti-Israel and anti-Semitic online propaganda. 

“Terrorism can strike anywhere. The civilized world must fight together in order to defeat it,” Netanyahu said in response to the terror attack in Barcelona.

While Israel's leadership sought to improve the situation in the Arab sector, the Arabs leaders sought only to escalate the tensions. 

President Rivlin and 12 passengers of the Exodus ship marked seven decades since the crucial events surrounding their voyage to Israel.