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.
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.
In a meeting with AIPAC, Herzog stresses the urgent need for hostages' return and warns against Iran’s ambitions.
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.
"The public is entitled to a genuine, non-politically biased investigative committee. Unfortunately, that is not what is being proposed here," he said.
Purim joy comes early as Beit Issie Shapiro visits the President’s Residence with children and families.
Despite her legal background and natural fit for the role, Herzog revealed she has no plans to pursue the presidency herself.
With branches all over the world, Emunah Women provides social programs and funding for many Israeli women and children throughout the Jewish state.
As President Herzog's ambitious project to bridge the Israel-Diaspora divide celebrates its first year, skepticism lingers.
Global Jewish leaders debate the future of world Jewry at Herzog’s Haifa summit.
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