Isaac Herzog

Isaac Herzog will visit Panama in May, Panamanian president confirms

Panama’s ambassador to Israel told The Jerusalem Post that the president’s spokesman requested that the trip not be made public until it was announced by the Panamanian hosts.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebration in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 27, 2026.
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend the dedication of a new rehab center at Hadassah Hospital-Mount Scopus in October. Pardon Netanyahu if he takes substantive steps to unite the nation, says the writer.

President Herzog not planning to pardon Netanyahu soon, pushing for plea deal

First Lady Melania Trump and US President Donald Trump attend of the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Israel, world leaders voice support for Trump after White House dinner shooting

Israeli president Isaac Herzog attends an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026.

Messages of peace feature prominently in Herzog, Sa'ar Independence Day speeches


President Herzog to award Argentina's Javier Milei with Presidential Medal of Honor

The medal is awarded to those who have made an exceptional contribution to Israel or humanity through their talent, service, or other means, the President's Office said.

Argentinian President Javier Milei and Israeli President Isaac Herzog tour in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, February 8, 2024.

Israel to mark Holocaust remembrance, but ceremonies disrupted by Iran war

Despite a pause in Iranian missile salvos against Israel and a relaxation of Home Front safety regulations, Yad Vashem on Sunday confirmed that there would still be no live ceremony.

Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Israel’s hospitals are beginning to recognize, empower family caregivers

Family caregivers are crucial to treatment success, and Israeli hospitals are starting to provide recognition and help.

(From R) MALI RUBINSTEIN; Orit Horn; President Isaac Herzog; Galit Shebo Mahasri; and Prof. Pia Raanani.

Settler violence spikes amid Iran war, Herzog responds to Diaspora Jews' call for action

Diaspora Jews called on Herzog to advocate for change with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right ministers, who have not interceded to stop the violence.

Boys stand near graffiti, which Palestinians say was written by Israeli settlers, near Hebron.

Grapevine, March 27, 2026: A welcome break

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

Hundreds of Diaspora leaders call for action against ‘Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank’

“Mr. President, the terror, death, and destruction inflicted by Jewish-Israeli extremists against innocent Palestinians across the West Bank is an abomination,” says an open letter published Thursday

The scene where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by extremist Jewish settlers on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 23, 2026.

Herzog warns Europe ‘you’re next,’ blasts UK's Keir Starmer over Iran terror response

Herzog said that a change inside Iran was a desirable outcome, though he stopped short of defining it as a formal objective.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog criticized Britain’s prime minister for what he described as a feeble response to Iranian terror  in an interview with StandWithUs Israel executive director Michael Dickson at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. March 25, 2026.

A celebration of giving in Jerusalem

The President and First Lady Join Arava Doron’s Bat Mitzvah Initiative

President and First Lady join Bat Mitzvah initiative

Heritage Minister Eliyahu submits opinion on Netanyahu pardon request to Herzog

The submission marks another step in one of Israel’s most unusual clemency proceedings, given that Netanyahu’s criminal trial is still ongoing.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu giving a press conference, March 19, 2026.

PM Albanese heckled, booed at Sydney mosque during Eid prayers over Gaza stance

Video images showed protesters interrupting proceedings about 15 minutes after Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke joined worshippers at Lakemba Mosque.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves Lakemba Mosque after a visit for Eid al-Fitr in Sydney, Australia, March 20, 2026.