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The report showed a lecturer on behalf of Gilad Government Relations in a course on lobbying, who boasted about promoting laws in the Knesset designed for the narrow business interests of companies. The investigative report caused a public furor, which...
Among other things, the embarrassed firm claims its methods are no different from those of any other lobbying firm. Rivlin vowed to void the 13 passes belonging to Gilad after the Channel 2 investigative show Uvda ("Fact" ) broadcast a candid camera...
Former Israeli intelligence and security chief involved in the capture of Nazi SS officer Adolf Eichmann, Rafael "Rafi" Eitan, center, gestures as he speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, Gabriel Bach, center right, one of... View Photo »
We won’t pay for tickets in a theater where we play the part of the victim
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, a veteran Knesset member, responded angrily to the revelations by television show Uvda ("fact" ), barring Gilad's lobbyists from the Knesset entirely. There is no question that Gilad, whose employees boasted that they...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz and Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin attended. Aharonovitch presented alarming data regarding crime...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks to Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin during a meeting with senior Likud party members ahead of Netanyahu's trip to the US to attend the UN general assembly on September 20, 2011 in Jerusalem. View Photo »
we must make sure not to relay the message that Israel is a paradise for those seeking work, and we cannot give positive incentives for the mass flow into Israel.
Speaker Reuven Rivlin restricted the work of lobbyists in the Israeli parliament on Thursday, following an investigative reporting expose of the lobbying firms' methods of operation. Earlier this week, Channel 2 aired an item concerning the work of...
Speaker Reuven Rivlin announced limitations on lobbyists' activities in the Knesset on Thursday that go beyond those he had previously announced. Employees of Gilad Lobbying may no longer have permanent entry passes to the Knesset, and Rivlin plans to...
Reuven Rivlin (Hebrew: ראובן ריבלין, born 9 September 1939) is an Israeli lawyer, politician, member of the Knesset from the Likud party, and former Speaker of the Knesset. In 2007 he ran for the election for President as the candidate of the Likud party. He withdrew after the first round of voting when it became clear that Kadima MK Shimon... Full Article
The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek (L) address the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) next to Knesset Speaker, Reuven Rivlin (R), in Jerusalem on June 15, 2011.
View Photo »The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek (C) is welcome by Knesset (Israeli parliament) speaker, Reuven Rivlin (L), as he lays a wreath for the fallen Israeli soldiers during his visit to the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 15, 2011.
View Photo »The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek (C) is welcome by Knesset (Israeli parliament) speaker, Reuven Rivlin (R) during his visit to the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 15,2011.
View Photo »(L-R) Israeli Parliament Speaker Reuven Rivlin, Environment Minister Gilad Erdan and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat attend the inauguration ceremony of new settler homes in the Jewish enclave of Maaleh Zeitim in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud in east Jerusalem on May 25, 2011.
View Photo »Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks to Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin during a meeting with senior Likud party members ahead of Netanyahu's trip to the US to attend the UN general assembly on September 20, 2011 in Jerusalem.
View Photo »FILE - In this March 15, 2010 file photo, from left, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stands with Reuven Rivlin, Speaker of the Knesset, and Israeli President Shimon Peres, during a ceremony in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. Rivlin said in an interview with...
View Photo »Israel's Speaker of the Parliament Reuven Rivlin (2nd R) looks as Greek President Karolos Papoulias (R) signs the guest book during his visit to the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem July 11, 2011. Papoulias arrived on Sunday for a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian...
View Photo »Greek President Karolos Papoulias (R) shakes hands with Israel's Speaker of the Parliament Reuven Rivlin during his visit to the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem July 11, 2011. Papoulias arrived on Sunday for a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
View Photo »Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (L) talks with Israeli Speaker of the Parliament Reuven Rivlin at the beginning of the sixth international Croatia Summit 2011 conference in the southern Adriatic town of Dubrovnik July 8, 2011.
View Photo »President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek (3rd L) is escorted by Israel's Speaker of the Parliament Reuven Rivlin (2nd L) before his address to the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem June 15, 2011. Buzek is on a three-day official visit to the Palestinian Territories...
View Photo »President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek (L) shakes hands with Israel's Speaker of the Parliament Reuven Rivlin after his address to the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem June 15, 2011. Buzek is on a three-day official visit to the Palestinian Territories and Israel.
View Photo »President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek (2nd L) stands next to Israel's Speaker of the Parliament Reuven Rivlin (3rd L) during a welcoming ceremony at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem June 15, 2011. Buzek is on a three-day official visit to the Palestinian...
View Photo »The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek stands after addressing the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) as speaker Reuven Rivlin applauds in Jerusalem on June 15, 2011.
View Photo »President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek (5th L) walks past an honour guard as he is escorted by Israel's Speaker of the Parliament Reuven Rivlin (4th L) during a welcoming ceremony at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem June 15, 2011. Buzek is on a three-day...
View Photo »Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) holds the hand of former Spanish prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar (R) during a welcoming meeting by Knesset (Israeli parliament) Speaker Reuven Rivlin (not seen) in Jerusalem on February 6 2011, during a reception for hundreds of European parliament...
View Photo »The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek (L) address the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) next to Knesset Speaker, Reuven Rivlin (R), in Jerusalem on June 15, 2011.
View Photo »We won’t pay for tickets in a theater where we play the part of the victim
we must make sure not to relay the message that Israel is a paradise for those seeking work, and we cannot give positive incentives for the mass flow into Israel.
The public is already over-saturated and tired from these initiatives
In the Likud today, many are thinking about the nationalist issue and forgetting about the liberal and the democratic component ... Especially young, new MKs that are looking to attract votes for the next primary.
Unfortunately, the Likud is changing
I oppose this bill because its message, its proportions, the penalty it carries, pours out the baby with the bathwater
Ben-Eliezer's opinion is that only Palestinian-Israeli negotiations will prevent the waves of anger of the masses Tahrir Square. However, I believe such statements, which even hint Israel is responsible for what happens in Egypt, are unnecessary.
