Spain to recognize Palestinian state by July, says its prime minister

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said his country will recognise Palestinian statehood by July. Read more

Dutch protest Israeli president’s presence at museum

The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Read more

Israeli president raises plight of hostages in Davos

Sitting with a photo of Kfir Bibas on his one-year birthday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog brought attention to the plight of the hostages in Gaza during an interview at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday. Read more

Musk to meet Israeli president, Gaza hostage families

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, accused by civil rights groups of amplifying anti-Jewish hatred on his X social media platform, will meet Israeli president Isaac Herzog along with Israelis whose relatives have been held by Hamas in Gaza. Read more

An appeal from the president – wake up now!

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has appealed to Israel’s political leaders to “halt the legislative process immediately.” Read more

Israeli president calls on Europe to fight online antisemitism

Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Brussels called on Europe to fight online antisemitism on Thursday, stressing that “the Holocaust was not conceived in a vacuum.” Read more

New Australian ambassador to Israel presents his credentials

President Isaac Herzog received the credentials today of the new ambassadors of Australia, the Philippines, El Salvador, South Korea, and Türkiye in a series of official ceremonies at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. Read more

Israel and Poland restore relations after Holocaust-related spat

President Isaac Herzog has discussed with Polish President Andrzej Duda “the promotion of their countries’ bilateral relations” and agreed to restore the relations “to their proper course”. Read more

Incoming prime minister meets the president

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog has met with incoming Prime Minister Yair Lapid and his wife Lihi Lapid at the president’s residence. Read more

Israel’s biggest matzah

Ahead of the Passover, President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal welcomed representatives of the factory that produced the biggest matzah in Israel. Read more

A president’s personal Holocaust story

“Yehudit Berkovitch had just finished the first grade and was peacefully living with her parents and eight brothers and sisters in 1941 when the Nazis invaded her home country, Poland. Read more

President Herzog gets 4th Covid vaccination from Arab Israeli nurse, warns country omicron will hit every household

The President of Israel Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog visited the Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Centre yesterday to launch its fourth COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

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President Herzog meets British PM Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street

President Isaac Herzog met the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street in London on Tuesday. Read more

Israel’s president calls for ‘unprecedented cross-border cooperation’ to fight global challenges

The challenges the world faces, from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change, require “unprecedented cross-border cooperation, which transcends disciplines and institutions,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared. Read more

Herzog shows his appreciation to the Australian Jewish community

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has written to Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler, welcoming the announcement that Australia will adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, and congratulating the Jewish community for its role in securing its adoption. Read more

President Herzog establishes Israeli Climate Forum

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has announced the establishment of the Israeli Climate Forum, which will lead discussions about the climate crisis and Israel’s role in the fight against it. Read more

President Herzog: Jews around the world have interpreted COVID-19 as call for aliyah

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is being interpreted by Jews around the world as a call to come to Israel, and the Jewish state must be ready for them, President Isaac Herzog says. Read more

President Herzog address the Malmo Forum

President Isaac Herzog participated virtually in the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism in Malmö, Sweden. Read more

President Herzog hopes for positive outcome from Glasgow

President Isaac Herzog has addressed the Jerusalem Post 10th Annual Conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. Read more

Isaac Herzog to travel to Ukraine for first state visit as Israel’s president

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will head to Ukraine next week for the first state visit of his presidency, according to an official statement. Read more

Herzog visits family of slain Border Police officer

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Happy 100th Maccabi World Union

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog participated in the Maccabi World Union‘s centenary celebrations at Kfar HaMaccabiah in Ramat Gan. Read more

Israeli President Isaac Herzog carries on a family tradition

Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s path was paved by the generations that came before him…writes Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau. Read more

President-elect Isaac Herzog bids farewell to Jewish Agency colleagues and participants

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My friend Isaac

Sydney-based Steven Lowy is the Chairman of the World Board of Trustees of Keren-Hayesod and has worked extensively with President-elect Isaac Herzog. Read more

Biden welcomes Herzog

The U.S. President Joe Biden extended his “warm congratulations” to Isaac Herzog on his election to serve as the 11^th President of the State of Israel. Read more

Handing over the baton

President of Israel Reuven Rivlin has congratulated president-elect Isaac ‘Bougie’ Herzog. Read more

Community leaders welcome president-elect Isaac Herzog

Congratulatory messages have been sent by community leadership on the election of Isaac Herzog as Israel’s new president. Read more

Isaac Herzog elected as Israel’s next president

Isaac Herzog will serve as Israel’s 11^th president after 119 Members of Knesset cast their ballot on Wednesday and 87 of them voted for Herzog. Read more

100 new immigrants from 45 countries convene at Western Wall for pre-Yom Kippur prayers

Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog and 100 Olim (immigrants) from 45 countries convened on Saturday at the Kotel, Western Wall, to recite the Selichot, special prayers recited by Jews worldwide during the days before and between Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Read more

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