11/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - Martin Schulz congratulates new president of Israel. On 10 June, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz congratulated the new president-elect of Israel, Reuven Rivlin. “I am looking forward to deepening cooperation between the European Parliament and Israel”, he added. Rivlin, who is a member of Likoud (right-wing nationalistic party) and former president of the Knesset from 2003 to 2006, and again from 2009 until 2013, was voted in on 10 June by...