Isaac Herzog Elected as New President of Israel

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Isaac Herzog, the chairman of the Jewish Agency and former chief of Israel’s Labor Party, was elected President of Israel Wednesday.

Israel’s parliament voted in a secret ballot Wednesday, beginning at 11:00 a.m. and ending just after noon.

Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin formally opened the special session Wednesday morning, as the candidates made their way to the Knesset plenum.

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