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\r\n\tThe White House on Tuesday congratulated new Israeli president Reuven Rivlin on winning the post, indicating Israel and the US would continue to enjoy strong ties.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tRivlin, a hawkish lawmaker from the Likud party, beat out centrist candidate Meir Sheetrit in two rounds of Knesset balloting earlier in the day.
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\r\n\tIn a statement, US President Barack Obama praised Rivlin and looked forward to ties that would strengthen the two countries’ “unique relationship.”<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\t“President-elect Rivlin has a long and dedicated record of public service and we look forward to continued strong ties, to the benefit of both our nations, under Mr. Rivlin’s presidency,” he said in a statement.
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\r\n\tRivlin has been a longtime supporter of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. While rejecting Palestinian independence, he has proposed a special union in which Jews and Arabs would hold common citizenship but vote for separate parliaments.
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\r\n\tAlthough Rivlin will play no role in Israeli foreign policy, Abdullah Abdullah, a senior Palestinian official, said the election of a man with his views sent a bad message. “I don’t see how he will contribute anything to peacemaking in the region. He is opposed to the two-state solution,” he said.<\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2014-06-11 13:13:17","content_date_finish":"2014-06-11 13:13:17","content_date_register":"2014-06-11 13:13:17","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"122485","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"3926093012","attach_date_register":"2014-06-11 13:13:22","attach_id":"119914","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"122","attach_img_height":"77","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"155","visit_date_last":"2025-05-10 15:12:58","attach_title":"US signals readiness to work with Rivlin","node_title":"news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53}]"}]]