Isaac Herzog

Isaac Herzog is an Israeli politician and the country's current president, being the first president to have been born in Israel after the Declaration of Independence was announced.

In the past, Herzog had served several terms in the Knesset in the Labor Party and the Zionist Union in partnership with the Tzipi Livni-led Kadima.

His father, Chaim Herzog, was Israel's sixth president and his grandfather, Yitzhak Halevi Herzog, was chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. Currently, his brother Mike Herzog is Israel's ambassador to the US.

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Israeli division gives Hamas strength, ex-hostage Omer Shem Tov tells Herzog

“It gives them strength—they talk about how Israel will destroy itself from within, and that’s what empowers them," Omer Shem Tov said.

'Fratricidal discourse': The Shin Bet standoff puts Israel's democracy in a bind

How Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's firing of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head Ronen Bar kicked off a clash between Israel's security and political spheres.

Yisrael Beytenu MK Avigdor Liberman speaks in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 24, 2025

Netanyahu can be removed from power for defying court, Liberman says

Liberman argued that Netanyahu ignoring a High Court ruling would cross a red line and would effectively make Israel a dictatorship.

Dividing Israel: How politics of trust threatens inquiry into October 7

We are deliberatively denuding ourselves of any ability to identify a domain of genuine consensus or the ways to reach an agreement.

Herzog won't host European politicians at antisemitism conference opening event

Invited guests were supposed to be hosted at an event at the President's Residence, but instead, a semi-affiliated parallel meeting specifically for Jewish leaders will be held by Herzog.

Herzog urges US Jews to stand united in supporting Israel amid growing divides

In a meeting with AIPAC, Herzog stresses the urgent need for hostages' return and warns against Iran’s ambitions.

 Members of the October Council attend a Knesset meeting and call for a state commission of inquiry

Bereaved families demand answers, call for October 7 inquiry

A state commission of inquiry is the most powerful probe in the legal system and the only type that operates independently of the political echelon.

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Netanyahu dismisses Herzog, supreme court chief's state probe agreement

"The public is entitled to a genuine, non-politically biased investigative committee. Unfortunately, that is not what is being proposed here," he said.

  YONA BARTAL with Rabbi Uri Maklev.

Grapevine March 14, 2025: Anniversaries galore

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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