Isaac Herzog

Against the odds, a new generation of Jews is choosing hope

The Jewish Agency’s ‘One People Report’ underscores that the strength and continuity of the Jewish people depend on a sense of mutual responsibility between world Jewry and Israel 

(L TO R) The Jewish Agency for Israel’s CEO & Director-General Yehuda Setton; President Isaac Herzog; and Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Herzog deserves our support in trying to achieve plea bargain, end Netanyahu trial saga - editorial

US President Donald Trump enters the Knesset with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2025, in Jerusalem.

Trump says Herzog would become 'national hero' if he pardoned Netanyahu - Axios

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Netanyahu trial: President’s legal team invites prosecution, defense to preliminary plea-deal talks


Netanyahu, Sa'ar meet with Japanese FM in his first bilateral diplomatic visit to Israel

Netanyahu congratulated Motegi and the delegation members on their visit to Israel and thanked them for their support.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi at his Jerusalem office, January 11, 2026.

Post-October 7, coalition more concerned with controlling the systems than addressing recovery

More than two years after October 7, the governing coalition continues to advance sweeping institutional reforms, while legislation addressing recovery, reserve burdens, and accountability lags.

A PLENUM session at the Knesset.

Netanyahu: 'I feel a deep pain' after bus in Jerusalem runs over, kills haredi protestor

A 14-year-old haredi boy was killed in Jerusalem, prompting statements from Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Herzog, and ministers calling for a thorough police investigation.

 Security and rescue forces are seen at the scene where a teenager was killed and three others were injured after being hit by a bus near rally against the recruitment of Ultra orthodox Jews to the IDF, in Jerusalem, January 6, 2026.

At the crossroads of Holocaust remembrance

A conversation with Dr. Yael Richler-Friedman, pedagogical director of Yad Vashem’s International Institute for Holocaust Education

President Isaac Herzog (C) flanked by Dayan and IHRA Secretary-General Michaela Küchler at the IHRA plenary

'Modest and humble': Beersheba District Court president Benny Sagi dies in Highway 6 car crash

Beersheba District Court President Benny Sagi was killed in a car crash on Highway 6, with police investigating the incident and leaders across Israel mourning his death.

Beersheba District Court president Benny Sagi's motorcycle following the fatal car crash on Highway 6, January 4, 2026.

Grapevine, January 2, 2025: Is the Buzaglo Law still valid?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

REUVEN RIVLIN with leaders of the Supreme Court during his round of farewells at the end of his presidency in 2021.

No Minister, no passport: Bureaucracy risks Israel’s 2026 Winter Olympic dreams

“If these athletes cannot represent Israel, the delegation will almost not exist. That would be a major failure and a crying shame for generations,” said an Israeli Olympic Committee official.

FIGURE SKATER Mariia Seniuk, selected as Israel’s flag bearer, faces uncertainty over her participation in the 2026 Winter Olympics next month in Italy due to a passport issue, a bureaucratic fiasco affecting much of the blue-and-white delegation.

‘Last Christmas, I gave you Iran’: Trump, Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago love fest on Eretz Nehederet

The sketch mocked the contentious relationship between the two, where the prime minister is often subservient to the president but pretends not to be.

‘Last Christmas, I gave you Iran’: Trump and Bibi in Mar-a-Lago love fest on Eretz Nehederet

Herzog opposes coalition's Oct. 7 commission of inquiry, calls for state investigation

"The terrible disaster of October 7, and the failure that led to it, must be investigated in depth and in a national manner," Herzog said.

President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak at an event at the President's residence in Jerusalem, May 1, 2025

Katz Prize honorees recognized at President’s residence

President Isaac Herzog hailed the laureates’ efforts to integrate Halacha, the Bible, and the modern State of Israel

President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal, Katz Prize laureates, and members of the prize committee