‘A shame’: security fears hamper visit by Herzog

Members of Australia’s Jewish community have been left feeling “very uncomfortable” by the Israeli president’s decision to cancel a visit to a place of worship amid security concerns. Read more

Albanese pushes Israeli president on aid worker’s death

The prime minister has raised the death in Gaza of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom with the visiting Israeli president during talks in Canberra. Read more

Israeli president trip defended ahead of Canberra visit

Security has been tightened in the nation’s capital ahead of Isaac Herzog’s visit to Canberra on the third day of his contentious Australian trip. Read more

Legal challenge fails over expanded police powers during Herzog visit

Protesters have lost a legal challenge to the NSW government’s decision to grant police expanded powers during the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, with the Supreme Court finding the declaration was lawful and aimed at public safety.

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Legal fight ahead of contentious Israeli president trip

Protesters are headed to court after police were granted extra power to try and stifle demonstrations against the Israeli president’s visit to Australia. Read more

Teen ordered to avoid Israeli president after threats

A teenager accused of threatening to kill Israel’s president ahead of his contentious visit to Australia has been ordered not to approach or contact the head of state.

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Protest curb to stop ‘riot’ over Israel president visit

Extraordinary protest bans are slated to be prolonged as Israeli president Isaac Herzog visits Australia following the Bondi terror attack. Read more

Anger as Liberals call for Muslim checks to stem terror

Former Liberal prime minister Scott Morrison has faced backlash after suggesting accreditation should be required for Muslim preachers after the Bondi attack. Read more

‘All the abductees have been returned’: Israel confirms return of last hostage, Ran Gvili

After 843 days, the remains of the last Israeli missing from Hamas’s October 7 attack have been returned to Israel, the IDF announced on Monday. Read more

Netanyahu’s pardon request sparks fierce political reactions

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Israeli president: Move to rename Dublin’s Herzog Park is ‘disgraceful’

If Dublin renames Herzog Park, named after Israel’s sixth president, Chaim Herzog, it would be “a shameful and disgraceful move,” Isaac Herzog, the Jewish state’s current head of state, said on Saturday night. Read more

Israeli president rebuffs Trump’s call to pardon Netanyahu, citing legal procedures

Israeli President Isaac Herzog confirmed Wednesday that he received a signed letter from U.S. President Donald Trump urging him to grant clemency to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who remains on trial in a series of corruption cases. Read more

The truth about Zionism

Fifty years ago today, on Nov. 10, 1975, my father, Chaim Herzog, then Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations and later the country’s sixth president, stood before the U.N. General Assembly to respond to the infamous resolution declaring that “Zionism is a form of racism.” Read more

The funeral of Captain Daniel Perez

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has paid tribute to Captain Daniel Perez during an emotional funeral held in Israel. Read more

Digging his own grave: A tweet from President Herzog

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog’s reaction after Hamas released a video of two Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas. Read more

Israel begins humanitarian aid drops and pauses in Gaza combat

Israel’s military has announced daily tactical pauses in parts of the Gaza Strip to facilitate humanitarian aid, marking the first such arrangement in over a year of war. Read more

Israel’s president backs ‘painful’ decisions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a rare meeting with President Isaac Herzog centred on efforts to secure a hostage deal and a ceasefire in Gaza. Read more

Blood libel’: Yair Golan under fire for Gaza comments

Israeli officials across the political divides lashed out at opposition Knesset member Yair Golan on Tuesday after he said Israel was killing children in Gaza “as a hobby.” Read more

Israeli president urges full Qatargate investigation, denies Netanyahu’s ‘deep state’ claims

President Isaac Herzog called for a thorough investigation into the Qatargate scandal saying on Monday it needed to be “deeply probed.” He also decried a loss of public trust in state institutions. Read more

Justice Yitzhak Amit appointed Supreme Court President, ending 15-month stalemate

Ending a 15-month stalemate, Israel’s Judicial Appointments Committee selected Justice Yitzhak Amit as President of the Supreme Court on Sunday evening despite a boycott by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and two other committee members from the governing coalition. Read more

Two Australians recipients of Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honour

President Isaac Herzog has presented the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour to seven leaders from around the globe in recognition of their longstanding contributions to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
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Herzog renews call for independent Oct 7 commission of inquiry

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday renewed calls for a state commission of inquiry into the events surrounding Hamas’s October 7 attacks. Read more

Israeli officials hail Netanyahu’s ‘important,’ ‘historic’ speech to Congress

Israeli government officials praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday following his address to the U.S. Congress. Read more

Israel marks first post-Oct. 7 Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day began at sundown on Sunday, with the official state opening ceremony taking place at 8 p.m. in Warsaw Ghetto Square, Yad Vashem, on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem. Read more

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

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