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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

Grapevine October 20, 2024: Hope and memory

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 20, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Together with a scribe, President Isaac Herzog writes a letter in a new Torah scroll.

Grapevine October 11, 2024: For the sins of...

Movers and shakers in Israeli society/

OCTOBER 11, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses his guests during ‘slihot.’

Herzog to visit bereaved families in Efrat

President Herzog will visit Ohr Torah Stone’s Neveh Shmuel High School to offer comfort after the loss of eight alumni in the Israel-Hamas War, meeting with students, faculty, and bereaved families.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Efrat.

President Herzog hosts delegation of Catholic pilgrims from Senegal

Amid protests, President Herzog hosts Senegal’s Bishop Diatta and pilgrims in Jerusalem.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog.

Navigating rabbinical ordination and leadership in Israel’s modern context - opinion

After completing the rigorous process for rabbinical ordination, I faced an unexpected hurdle due to the lack of a chief rabbi in Israel. Here's my journey.

JULY 25, 2024ByELI FRIEDMAN
The writer meets with President Isaac Herzog, then serving as Jewish Agency chairman, in 2020, holding a discussion on the subject of rabbinic heritage.

Grapevine July 19, 2024: Protests follow PM to Washington

Movers and shakers in Israeli Society.

JULY 20, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
EFRAT DUVDEVANI, executive director of the Peres Center, with Tomer Raved and Naftali Bennett.

Grapevine, July 5, 2024: Jerusalem gains another ambassador

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 6, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
ORANGE IS the United Hatzalah color. It was also the color worn by protesters who tried to prevent the evacuation of Jewish communities from Gaza in the summer of 2005. Miriam Adelson (center), pictured at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new United Hatzalah emergency fleet.

Grapevine June 28, 2024: Hailing women diplomats

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 28, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
SENATOR JOHN Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) with President Isaac Herzog, who was genuinely delighted to meet with such a solid supporter of Israel.

Grapevine, June 14, 2024: Shuttle diplomacy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 14, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in Israel to discuss furthering a ceasefire deal proposal, June 11, 2024

My Word: The Hague’s moral haze leaves a stain on history

Khan wanted to leave his mark. And he has. It’s a dark, bloody bruise. A stain on history. 

MAY 24, 2024ByLIAT COLLINS
HAMAS SUPPORTERS protest at the headquarters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, soon after the Gaza war was launched in October, last year.