Acting President
During a period in which the President of the State has temporarily ceased to carry out his functions and exercise his powers, the Speaker of the Knesset shall hold office as Acting President of the State
The most recent person to serve as Acting President was Dalia Itzik, when Moshe Katzav was suspended. She became Interim President after Katzav's resignation.
Majalli Wahabi, briefly became Israel's Acting President due to Moshe Katzav's leave of absence and Dalia Itzik's trip abroad in February 2007, making him the first non-Jew (Druze) to act as Israel's head of state.
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