Isaac Herzog

Bennett to recommend Eisenkot as prime minister, B'Yachad party says ahead of meeting with Herzog

According to a statement released by the party, Bennett has told Eisenkot that the party supports him receiving the mandate to form the next government.

Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett meet to discuss the future of Israel's government, October 29, 2026.
Participants in the Voice of the People initiative gather for a photo at the Intercontinental Hotel, Budapest, Oct. 19, 2026

What happened when Isaac Herzog asked 150 Jews to solve their people’s problems

 From left: Isracard deputy CEO Eyal Ben-Haim, President Isaac Herzog, Michal Herzog and JFNA senior vice president Becky Caspi at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, October 29, 2026.

Herzog honors JFNA fund that provided $240m. in loans to Israeli businesses

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Israel lost the elections: An open letter to President Isaac Herzog - opinion


Over 100 settlers riot in West Bank early Tuesday morning, gas prices in Israel reach all-time high

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A vehicle on fire at a Palestinian village in the West Bank, allegedly due to far-right Jewish extremists, 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.

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.

Herzog voices solidarity with Jerusalem Reform synagogue after repeated attacks

Herzog told the community leaders that he would discuss the incidents with the Israel Police and stressed “the utmost importance of freedom of worship for all in the State of Israel.”

A view of "Kol Haneshama" synagogue building in Jerusalem on July 8, 2013.

Will Azaria’s pardon finally unshackle our soldiers’ hands? - opinion

Years of institutional caution contributed to the hesitation and confusion that allowed terrorists to pour across the Gaza border on October 7. The failures that day were many.

Elor Azaria sits to hear his verdict in a military court in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 4, 2017

Israel cannot call itself a democracy while excluding Arabs from political power - opinion

Demanding full equality and opposing military occupation should not place anyone outside legitimate political life. Arab citizens have the same right as Jewish citizens to elect representatives.

Mansour Abbas is the head of Ra’am, one of four Arab parties vying for a place in the Knesset.

Israel's Elor Azaria syndrome has come full circle - and 'NAZA' is the consequence - opinion

Israel cannot demand trust in IDF investigations while making commanders fear the consequences of enforcing military law.

 President Isaac Herzog.

Yulie Ben-Ami, daughter of Hamas captivity survivors, marries in ceremony attended by Herzog

“Seeing the entire family today, three full years after the horrific disaster, standing together at their daughter's wedding, is a joy that's hard to describe," Herzog said.

: Yulie Ben Ami, daughter of former Gaza hostages Raz and Ohad Ben Ami, alongside President Isaac Herzog, his wife Michal, and other guests during her wedding ceremony in Israel, September 24, 2026.

Make-A-Wish Israel marks 30 years, says it has granted 6,500 wishes

The charity highlighted 14-year-old Arbel Rot’s meeting with President Isaac Herzog in a Rosh Hashanah appeal for children living with critical illnesses.

President Herzog, Arbel Rot, Denise and Avi Bar-Aharon Founders of Make-A-Wish Israel.

'No terrorist is immune,' Netanyahu says as IDF chief orders reinforcements to join manhunt

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir affirmed that should the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack is not killed during the manhunt, "he belongs on the gallows."

IDF operating at the scene of the terror attack near Neveh Tzuf in the West Bank, September 20, 2026.

Herzog's stance on Netanyahu's pardon raises possibility of compromise if election ends in deadlock

The president says his considerations on Netanyahu’s pardon request are "solely substantive," as unity government and rotation scenarios resurface amid coalition uncertainty.

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