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[email protected] • BY MAIL: 28 CHANNING STREET, NEW LONDON, CT 06320 Biden to host President Rivlin at White House By Jewish News Syndicate Staff U.S. President Joe Biden will host Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin in Washington on June 28, said the White House. “President Rivlin’s visit will highlight the enduring partnership between the United States and Israel, and the deep ties between our governments and our people,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement. The visit will take place shortly before Rivlin is due to end his seven-year term in July. Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog was elected as Israel’s new president earlier this month in elections that also marked the end of Benjamin Netanyahu’s role as Is- Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin with U.S. raeli prime minister. Vice President Joe Biden before delivering Psaki said that as Rivlin “approaches the end of his joint statements at the President’s Resi- term, this visit will honor the dedication he has shown to dence in Jerusalem on March 9, 2016. Photo strengthening the friendship between the two countries by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. over the course of many years.” What you should know about Israel’s new government The coalition headed by Naftali Bennett includes a spectrum of lawmakers – Orthodox, Arab, female, gay, 2021 JCHS Graduates and even Israel’s first The 2020-21 school year has come to a close and Jewish Commu- deaf Knesset member.