Reuven Rivlin

<p>Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin  is an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as the tenth <a href="/facts/President_of_Israel/KwVP7Dnt">president of Israel</a> between 2014 and 2021. He is a member of the <a href="/facts/Likud/sXEchBMf">Likud</a> party. Rivlin was <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Communications_(Israel)/UpE64IwR">Minister of Communications</a> from 2001 to 2003, and subsequently served as <a href="/facts/List_of_Knesset_speakers/3jyrRG04">Speaker of the Knesset</a> from 2003 to 2006 and 2009 to 2013. On 10 June 2014, he was elected President of Israel. His term ended on 7 July 2021.
</p><p>Rivlin argues for a <a href="/facts/Greater_Israel/uIMPqhD4">Greater Israel</a> that would embrace all people and give the Palestinians of the <a href="/facts/West_Bank/xzTTVNJl">West Bank</a> and <a href="/facts/Gaza_Strip/GodcCxlV">Gaza</a> full Israeli citizenship. He is also a strong supporter of <a href="/facts/Minority_rights/RsdKq8rM">minority rights</a>, particularly for <a href="/facts/Arab_Israelis/FVxrBcQB">Arab Israelis</a>. He supports the <a href="/facts/One-state_solution/W55aN9vK">one-state solution</a> to the <a href="/facts/Israeli%25E2%2580%2593Palestinian_conflict/JU7ynqCl">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a>.
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Reuven Rivlin