Israeli President Isaac Herzog released a statement in response to the outrageous decision by the ICC to issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
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A suspicious individual was spotted on a rooftop as Herzog’s plane touched down.
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The NGO previously urged IDF reserve troops to refuse to serve.
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The Israeli president spoke next to a picture of Kfir Bibas, who turned one years old in captivity Thursday.
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Israel's president said Israel must first deal with its emotional trauma after Oct. 7 and its need for security.
"Women, men, children, as well as members of the [Bedouin] community serving in the security forces were brutally taken in the war."
The White House is still snubbing the Prime Minister of Israel.
By Isaac Herzog
"I appeal to you, my brothers and sisters, citizens of Israel, at this sacred moment, from here, the wall of longing and tears, from which the Divine Presence has never moved, and I ask us to mourn and grieve—together; may we let that feeling of longing envelop us—together."
The president's proposal makes nearly everything the coalition is trying to fix even worse.
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“Now it depends on our national leadership, the coalition and the opposition, who need to rise to the occasion,” said the Israeli president.
“I believe with all my heart that this moment of crisis can be turned into a defining constitutional moment."
Gantz said, "History won't forgive whoever didn't try to stop a civil war."
Netanyahu asked permission to make a statement about the president's compromise offer.
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The former Israeli prime minister posted an image of President Isaac Herzog’s head superimposed on the body of former British leader Neville Chamberlain, who signed the Munich Agreement with Adolf Hitler.
The meeting is part of a series of [secret and not-so-secret] meetings held by the president in recent days regarding judicial reform.
Yair Lapid believes the judiciary is broken and the relationship between the government branches must finally be regulated.
The new ministers arrive at the President's house and walk the red carpet.
Prime Minister-Designate Benjamin Netanyahu called President Isaac Herzog to inform him that he [Netanyahu] is able to form the next coalition government.
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“Israel places great importance on continuing to enhance and deepen our bilateral relations with Latvia as well as all three Baltic states,” says the Israeli president.
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The Israeli president will meet with party delegations to receive their recommendations for candidates to form a government
The stated purpose of the visit is to reinforce the strong partnership between the United States and Israel and to reflect the deep ties between the two nations in these challenging times.
President Isaac Herzog spoke on Monday at the official memorial marking 50 years since the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
“Both my father and my grandfather recalled, during their historic visits, how Turkey opened its gates and its heart to the daughters and sons of the Jewish People."
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“Certainly at a time when the international order is being shaken, it is good and proper that stability and partnership be maintained in our region,” says Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
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The process will be continued “until a suitable candidate is found,” says the Agency, after none of the current candidates was able to secure enough votes for nomination.
In December 2020, President Erdoğan said: "Israeli policy is unacceptable, but we are interested in strengthening relations."
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Isaac Herzog: “Sons and daughters of Abraham can reside together in peaceful coexistence.”
“I am bringing with me a blessing of peace and a message of peace to the entire region, to the people of the region."
The Genesis Prize Chairman praised the role of Jewish scientists and physicians in combating the pandemic.
Princess Alice of Battenberg, the mother of the late Duke of Edinburgh, is buried on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives.
"On Rosh Hashanah, Jewish communities around the world celebrate the world’s birth and commemorate the creation of humankind."
For Herzog, who will be sworn in next month as Israel's 11th President, this new Hebrew language program is the perfect closure to his tenure as head of The Jewish Agency.
"In the name of pluralism and diversity, we will work to connect, bridge, and emphasize what we have in common, for our country and our future.”
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
While Peretz appears to have more popularity on the Israeli street, pundits say that Herzog is the favorite to win due to his extensive ties in the Knesset.
“The ‘March of the Living’ connects between those who learned about the Holocaust firsthand and those who did not."
In 2020, about 950 medical and paramedical professionals immigrated to Israel from around the world, including more than 300 physicians who made Aliyah with the assistance of The Jewish Agency.
Alongside JReady, The Jewish Agency will continue to operate its Security Assistance Fund, which helps strengthen the security measures of Jewish institutions around the world.
The Bahraini Jewish community is small, totaling 50 Jews.
Pickles has long been one of the strongest, most prominent public voices against anti-Semitism in the UK.
Since the beginning of April 2020, 3,495 Aliyah applications were submitted to Nefesh B’Nefesh.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Jewish Agency’s call center is flooded with inquiries, an increase of 50% from English speaking countries and 70% from French-speaking countries.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Israel is reaching out to the Jews of the Diaspora and has initiated a roundtable of global and regional Jewish organizations to assess the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Jewish communities and prepare a plan for their rehabilitation.
The countries which contributed the highest number of Olim in the past 10 years were Russia (66,800), Ukraine (45,670), France (38,000) and the US (32,000).
“Boris Johnson’s statement must be adopted by political parties and leaders the world over."
The ban on kosher slaughter was initially legislated in 2017 and came into effect at the beginning of September.
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Venice Chief Rabbi Rabbi Bahbout disregarded the status quo and declared that he would convert people from all over Italy in his court, including those who had been rejected in the courts in Milan and Rome.
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"I have clarified to our friends in Washington and our friends in Moscow that we will operate in Syria, including southern Syria, in accordance with our understanding and in accordance with our security needs."
"You ... turned the word ‘leftist’ to a synonym for ‘enemy,'” Zionist Camp MK Isaac Herzog accused the prime minister.
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'We made it clear that any approval of a freeze, including outside the blocks, is a red line for us and we would not continue to sit in the government in such a case.'
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The highest rate of those who wish to leave was among secular Jews, where 36% said they would have left. Among religious Jews only 7% expressed the same wish.
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On paper, Herzog could cobble a new government with relative ease, should such a vote of no-confidence succeed and the Netanyahu coalition government be toppled – even without new elections.
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'President Trump will soon have to decide if confronting the Palestinians on that terrorist incitement is more urgent than pursuing a pathway to peace.'
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Herzog planned to 'reiterate Israel's demand to prevent at all cost transferring to Hezbollah weapons that had been provided to Syria, as well as to prevent Hezbollah from acquiring positions in the Syrian Golan heights.'
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'We can present an excellent picture of assistance and aircraft and military aid, and we can also talk about less successful meetings.'
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Isaac Herzog said that 'recently there has been a certain attempt to dim Peres' peace doctrine; his faith in the two-state vision and [his efforts to achieve] a comprehensive peace with our Palestinian neighbors.'
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Habayit Hayehudi Chairman MK Naftali Bennett said on Saturday night that now is the time to switch from retreat to sovereignty.'
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'It's well known that when a coalition MK votes against the government line he knows he's going to pay a price.'
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"For 21 years, the Left has been trying to blame Netanyahu for the incitement. Over and over Netanyahu said we disagree, but there should be no incitement. And now you're trying to silence him."
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The Volcani tour will conclude with new sensors to monitor milk quality and output in cows, and new wheat storage solutions that protect against pests.
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One of the most celebrated quotes from Sunday's debate was from Likud Minister Miri Regev who reportedly cried out: "What's the point in having a corporation if we don't control it?"
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The new law is all but tailor-made for the inequities of one MK — the vociferous Haneen Zoabi (Joint Arab List).
Israeli Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog slams UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, notes his 'consistent hatred of Israel.'
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“What's the greatest mistake of the right wing government?" Herzog joked, answering his own trick question: "That there is no real left wing to blame.
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What a wonderful example of community values in face of government deafness.
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Herzog wrote to Corbyn that he was “appalled and outraged by the recent instances of anti-Semitism by senior Labour party officials in the United Kingdom.”
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Herzog did not explain how a 55% majority of the house can be considered "extremist" while the remaining 45% are the proverbial moderates.
Netanyahu expressed his continued openness towards including the opposition Zionist Union faction led by Labor party Chairman Isaac Herzog in the coalition.
Several Labor party members called on chairman Isaac Herzog to resign.
MK Avigdor Liberman rocked the political establishment by agreeing to become the defense minister.
The politicians are insisting on sticking to their principles, but will they?
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi offered to act as a mediator in the Israeli-"Palestinian" conflict.
MK Isaac Herzog, head of Israel’s Labour Party and Opposition leader said that he is “considering suspending relations” with British Labour.
Israeli Opp. Leader Herzog acknowledged that Israel is in the midst of the Third Intifada.
Do you doubt the full-throated democracy of Israel? Witness the swearing in (and swearing at) the Israeli cabinet?
With nearly a dozen viable parties, the president choosing the one who pulls together the pieces, Israeli elections are complicated.
By Rachel Levy
Top US leaders huddle with Israeli opposition candidate Isaac Herzog on sidelines of Munich security talks. Why no 'election proximity' worries?
Lapid tries to ignore the economy, security and the middle class by making Netanyahu the only election issue.
Does democracy allow even a legislator to call a fellow MK a “fascist?
Labor party chairman and opposition leader Isaac Herzog condemns Israeli Arab MK Hanin Zoabi for supporting terror kidnappers.
By Batya Medad
He said Labor rejects the construction of Jewish settlements "on Palestinian land."