PM meets with Israeli president

The president of Israel has met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison as part of a week-long visit to Australia. Reuven Rivlin is the first serving Israeli president to visit Australia in 15 years. Mr Morrison said the visit was an opportunity to build on a two-way trade between the two nations worth about $1.3 billion. The visit comes ahead of next week’s Israeli elections which will be the third round of polls in 12 months after the first two produced inconclusive results and caused a stalemate. Israel’s longest serving leader Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to be re-elected as the prime minister. Image: AP Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au