Israel’s 34th government finally posed for the traditional group photograph at the President’s Residence Tuesday evening, following speeches by President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu declared his excitement at the combination of challenges and opportunities the new government faced while Rivlin warned that there would be no grace period for the incoming Knesset because there was simply no time to waste in addressing the many issues facing the country, from external military threats to internal social and economic problems. Read More