President attends business conference, addresses memorial ceremony for 7 people killed in an IDF helicopter training accident in 2010

US president says Israeli president-elect has demonstrated unwavering commitment to strengthening Israel’s security, looks ahead to Rivlin visit

The country's next head of state, a scion of one of its leading political families, vows to 'build bridges' within Israeli society after handily winning Knesset vote for post

Incumbent Reuven Rivlin tells his designated successor he's 'proud to pass on the baton to you'; Miriam Peretz, who lost the election, says his 'success is our success'

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Jewish agency chief, former Labor chief and son of 6th president defeats educator Miriam Peretz, says he'll work to 'build bridges' within Israeli society and with Diaspora

120 MKs to choose between Isaac Herzog and Miriam Peretz, with result expected within hours; Lapid still struggling to close gaps to form government that would replace Netanyahu

Herzog and Peretz embody almost perfectly the Ashkenazi and Mizrahi halves of Israeli Jewish society. Who wins a showdown between Moroccan motherhood and Ashkenazi gentility?

Israel Prize-winning educator Miriam Peretz, who lost 2 sons in battle, vies to become country's first woman president, while Isaac Herzog aims to follow in his father's footsteps

Jewish Agency chief and ex-Labor leader receives signatures of 27 MKs, is seen as frontrunner; Israel Prize-winning educator garners 11 signatures; 3 remaining candidates drop out