Isaac Herzog

‘Unacceptable situation': Herzog calls on leaders to tackle record high Arab-sector murder toll

Following a deadly year for Arab society, President Herzog visits Sakhnin, calling for unity, determination, and decisive action to fight crime and ensure a safe future for all.

President Isaac Herzog visited the town of Sakhnin on Thursday, where he met with leaders from the Arab community in response to the recent rise in violence within Arab society in Israel.
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar with Indian Ambassador J.P. Singh.

Grapevine, January 30, 2026: Closing a circle

Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

Herzog announces visit to Australia, will meet Australian Jews, political leaders during trip

The yellow ribbon pin became a ubiquitous symbol for solidarity with the hostages held by Hamas.

Jewish world marks first day with no hostages in Gaza by shedding symbols of support


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

Netanyahu's main goal in Trump meeting was to pressure Herzog into pardon - opinion

He flew to Miami with a clear brief: not our national security. Not Iran. Not Gaza, Syria, or Hezbollah either. He is focused on one thing: the pardon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog over a backdrop of Netanyahu's presidential pardon request.

Trump says Herzog told him Netanyahu pardon 'on the way,' presidency denies claim

The President's Residence issued a statement denying that any such conversation took place.

US President Donald Trump talks to the media as he welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.

‘Do not mess with us,’ - Herzog issues stern warning to Israel's enemies

“This is also a message to our enemies,” declared Herzog. “We suggest that you simply not mess with us, and understand that Israel is an existing fact..."

President Isaac Herzog visits Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in northern Israel.