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Reuven "Rubi" Rivlin (, ; born 9 September 1939) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has been President of Israel since 2014. He is a member of the Likud party. Rivlin was Minister of Communications from 2001 to 2003 and subsequently served as Speaker of the Knesset from 2003 to 2006 and again from 2009 to 2013. On 10 June 2014, he was elected as President of Israel. Rivlin is a strong supporter of minority rights, particularly those of the Arab citizens of Israel. He is opposed to the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Rivlin is fluent in Arabic. ==Early life== Reuven Rivlin was born in Mandatory Palestine to the Rivlin family, descendant of students of the Vilna Gaon, the son of Rachel "Ray" Rivlin and Yosef Yoel Rivlin, who created the first Hebrew edition of the Koran and who was a candidate for third president of Israel. The Rivlin family has lived in Jerusalem since 1809. He received a law degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and worked as a lawyer. He is married to Nechama Rivlin, and has four children. He has been a vegetarian since the late 1960s. Rivlin is well known as a supporter of the Beitar Jerusalem football club, sometimes described as "The-Most-Seasoned-Beitar-fan," ever since he first saw a game of Beitar in 1946 when he was seven years old.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reuven Rivlin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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