Former Labor party leader Yitzchok Herzog took office on Wednesday as Israel’s 11th president, succeeding Reuven Rivlin.
Herzog took his oath of office at a festive ceremony in the Knesset to cries of “long live [the president]” from its lawmakers. He kicked off his seven-year term with a pledge to serve as a “president for all” and work to tone down the country’s divisive rhetoric.
In his inauguration speech, the new president — who exerts little power, with the prime minister wielding executive authority — warned that Israel’s “common ethos and shared values are more fragile than ever.”
“Baseless hatred, polarization and division are exacting a very heavy price… the heaviest price is the erosion of our national resilience,” said Herzog.
“My mission, the goal of my presidency, is to do everything to rebuild hope,” he added.
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he was sworn in with shofar blowing
I think the tzionim thought we are up to erev rosh chodesh Elul
And what exactly is his position as president besides taking money from public taxpayer? Can’t the PM -whoever that is – combine the job of the president? WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!