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/PRNewswire/ American Jewish Committee (AJC) congratulates Isaac Herzog on his election today as the 11th President of the State of Israel. He succeeds.
Incumbent Reuven Rivlin tells his designated successor he's 'proud to pass on the baton to you'; Miriam Peretz, who lost the election, says his 'success is our success'
The agreement, which came moments before a midnight deadline In Israel, still needs to be approved by the Knesset in a vote that s expected to take place next week.
Isaac Herzog, 60, was elected by a secret ballot in the Israeli Knesset on June 2 with 87 votes of the body’s 120 members. He defeated Miriam Peretz, a social activist and former Israel Prize winner.