Herzog

Herzog travels Baku for summit deepening strategic ties with Azerbaijan, Bahrain

Herzog thanked Aliyev for the warm welcome and called Azerbaijan a model of stability and a valued voice on the world stage.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog meets with president Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan at the Presidential Palace in Baku, October 14, 2026.
President Isaac Herzog awarding the Presidential Medal of Honor to Israel Bonds, October 12, 2026.

Herzog honors Israel Bonds for raising billions post-Oct 7 while mourning northern school tragedy

Israel Bonds, whose official title is the Development Corporation for Israel, is a vital component in Israel’s economic engine.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
In April 2004, about nine years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, an emotional official ceremony took place in the heart of Berlin to commemorate Israel’s fifth prime minister. Yitzhak-Rabin-Straße.

Showing some respect: Places around the world named after famous Israelis

At a time when the word "Israel" evokes controversy and extreme hostility in many places, it is moving to recall eras and locations where Israelis were actually a source of admiration.

|ByEYAL SHAPIRA
President Isaac Herzog held its open Sukkah event.

Herzog holds annual presidential Sukkot event with shows, culture, activities targeted for children

This year, the sukkah looked like a bare-bones movie set. In previous years, it was decorated with the best of Israel’s flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Michael Oren on Herzog's visit to Washington

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov

JULY 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli President Isaac Herzog reacts prior to address to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023.

Grapevine July 19, 2023: Au revoir, Monsieur Ambassadeur

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 19, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
OUTGOING FRENCH AMBASSADOR Eric Danon and his wife, Marie.

Biden extends invitation to Netanyahu: Restoring normalcy to US-Israel relations - editorial

Part of Biden’s decision to reach out to Netanyahu was likely based on the understanding that working with the prime minister would yield better results than ignoring him.

JULY 19, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden, at the time serving as vice president, has dinner with then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, during his visit to Israel in 2010.

Herzog speech boycotted: Left-wing politicians snub J Street again - opinion

No matter how hard J Street tries, no matter how many times J Street defends or praises Bowman, Omar, or Ocasio-Cortez, their wing of the Democratic Party simply hates Israel.

JULY 18, 2023BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW
US REP. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez glances from behind (left) at Rep. Ilhan Omar, after Omar was ousted by the Republican-led House of Representatives from serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee, earlier this year.

Ilhan Omar: 'No way in hell' attending Herzog speech to Congress

Omar also slammed the Israeli government for promoting judicial reform.

JULY 13, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Ilhan Omar

US ambassador slammed for ‘misguided’ equivalence between terrorists and victims

Israeli Ambassador to the US Mike Herzog tweeted that “any attempt of a so called ‘balanced’ condemnation is misguided and disrespectful to the memory of the victims.”

JUNE 20, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
US AMBASSADOR to Israel Tom Nides speaks at the annual National Leadership Mission to Israel of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, in Jerusalem, last week.

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska to visit Israel next week

Herzog, the wife of President Isaac Herzog, met Zelenska at the coronation of England's King Charles III earlier this year.

JUNE 12, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska arrives for a reception hosted by Britain's King Charles, for overseas guests attending his coronation at Buckingham Palace in London, Britan, May 5, 2023.

President Herzog warns of 'great existential threat' to Jewish people from within

Herzog said that "we are gradually losing points of contact with one another, losing our connection to the binding story that keeps us whole as one nation."

JUNE 8, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
President Isaac Herzog at the WJC's Jewish Leadership Bridge for the Future in Jerusalem

President Isaac Herzog congratulates Turkey's Erdogan on election victory

Israel's president turned to social media to extend warm congratulatory remarks to Turkey's re-elected leader.

MAY 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog met with Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara March 9, 2022.

Can Israel be unified sometime soon? - opinion

Competing visions of Israel’s essence and identity are at play.

APRIL 29, 2023ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog addresses a state ceremony for victims of terror, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on Tuesday. One must welcome Herzog’s new initiative, Voice of the People, says the writer.