Herzog

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.

OCTOBER 7, 2026|ByEYAL SHAPIRA

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.

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.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

A Palestinian man walks next to a vehicle damaged in what Palestinians say was an Israeli settlers attack, in Deir Abu Masha'al, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, September 28, 2026.

Netanyahu condemns riots in West Bank, calls to fully prosecute extremist settlers involved

Settler extremists threw stones, assaulted IDF and Border Police, and set fire to property throughout the area, actions which members of the establishment utterly condemned.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026|ByJONAH DAVIDOV, IDAN KWELLER

President Herzog at the Presidential Medal of Honor ceremony, on Sunday, September 6.

Herzog awards Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor to 11 distinguished figures

It is the highest civilian recognition awarded by the State of Israel, presented to leading figures both in Israel and abroad in government, culture, and public service.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByJONAH DAVIDOV

Herzog decries US campus antisemitism in meeting with American judges

Herzog concedes concern, not for Israel alone, but for Jewish students in American universities who are constantly suffering harassment.

MARCH 4, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Israel's President Isaac Herzog speaks during a swearing in ceremony for new chief rabbis at the President Residence in Jerusalem, November 4, 2024.

Grapevine February 28, 2025: So long, Steve

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

FLANKING THE young former ‘Jerusalem Report’ magazine editor Steve Linde are (right and left) fellow ‘Post’ journalists David Geffen (86) and Walter Bingham (102), certified as the ‘world’s oldest active journalist.’

100 years of Technion: President Herzog presented with commemorative stamp

As the university celebrates its 100th anniversary, it continues to expand its impact on the global stage.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

President Herzog standing with a commemorative stamp alongside the Technion president.

Trump to meet with leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Israeli president says

Herzog did not say when or where the meetings would take place, nor did he discuss the content of the meeting.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025ByREUTERS

U.S. President Trump meets with with Egypt's President el-Sisi in New York City, New York

Will Isaac Herzog be remembered among his historic family? - opinion

It must be asked: What qualities does he display now, halfway through his seven-year term? How does he envisage his legacy, compared to that of other Herzogs?

JANUARY 23, 2025ByTOVA HERZL

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG places a note in the Western Wall last Sunday, with a prayer for the well-being of the three hostages returning to freedom later in the day, the return of all hostages, military success, a recovery for all those injured, and unity.

Annual pardons report: Herzog lists crimes for which there are no pardons, commuted sentences

The decisions were made in cooperation with the Justice Ministry.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Palestinian prisoners wait to be released from Ketziot prison, southern Israel, October 1, 2007.

'We let down Dutch Jewry as we did in WWII,' King of Netherlands tells Herzog

The two spoke after violent pogroms targeting Israeli soccer fans took place in Amsterdam, during which several were injured and three went missing.

NOVEMBER 8, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER

PUTTEN, NETHERLANDS - OCTOBER 2: King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands attends the 80th commemoration of the Putten Raid on October 2, 2024 in Putten, Netherlands

Herzog to bestow prestigious medal on leaders aiding Israel and Jewish communities

Some have invested heavily in Israeli business enterprises and are also generous supporters of Israeli academic, medical, security, and cultural organizations, institutions, and projects.

NOVEMBER 4, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN