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The newly-appointed cabinet ministers gathered at the President’s Residence on Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5775 for the official photo.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke of the regional threats faced by Israel today. President Reuven Rivlin spoke of the challenges that will be faced by the incoming administration, Israel’s 34th Government.

IBA News interviewed members of the cabinet, some veterans and some enjoying their new senior positions for a first time.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)