Isaac Herzog has been sworn in as the Israel’s eleventh president. A shofar is blown amid a traditional call of “long live the president.”
At the ceremony, Speaker Mickey Levy says: “You are entering the post during a difficult period, in which Israeli society is more divided than ever. This is an existential threat for the State of Israel, a greater threat than Iran’s nuclear program. I am hopeful you will be able to lead a new and different dialogue in Israeli society.”
Outgoing President Reuven Rivlin thanks Israelis “for the privilege to serve you.” He once again calls on the nation to rise above its disparate tribes in the greater interests of the country. “I’m going back to being a father and grandfather,” he says.
