Rivlin elected president of Israel
JERUSALEM, June 10 (UPI) --Right-wing Reuven Rivlin was selected as the next president of Israel Tuesday in a second-round runoff election in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. Rivlin, 74, of the Likud party, defeated centrist Meir Sheetrit by 63 to 53 votes. The vote came to determine a successor... Sign in to see full entry.