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Isaac Herzog

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / The Courts / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / Europe

Herzog: 'This is a Dark Day for Justice. A Dark Day for Humanity'

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

Israel / News Briefs / France

President Herzog Delayed at Paris Airport Following Security Incident

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A suspicious individual was spotted on a rooftop as Herzog’s plane touched down.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Global / News Briefs

Watch: In Davos, Herzog Raises Plight of Hostages, Pooh-Poohs Talk of Peace Process

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli president spoke next to a picture of Kfir Bibas, who turned one years old in captivity Thursday.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Eye on "Palestine" / Government

President Herzog: Now’s Not the Time for Two-State Solution

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel's president said Israel must first deal with its emotional trauma after Oct. 7 and its need for security.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Government / Bedouin

President Herzog Visits Bedouin/Arab Israeli Victims of Hamas Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"Women, men, children, as well as members of the [Bedouin] community serving in the security forces were brutally taken in the war."

Headline / Israel / US / Politics

Herzog (Not Bibi) to Address Joint Session of Congress in July

By Jewish Press News Desk

The White House is still snubbing the Prime Minister of Israel.

Israel

President Isaac Herzog’s Speech at the Opening Ceremony for Yom HaZikaron 5783/2023

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."

Headline / Government / The Courts / Left vs. Right

President Herzog Presents One-Sided 'Nation's Outline' on Judicial Reform

By Jewish Press News Desk

The president's proposal makes nearly everything the coalition is trying to fix even worse.

Headline / Politics / Government / Left vs. Right

Herzog: We Are Closer Than Ever to Agreement on Judicial Reforms

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Now it depends on our national leadership, the coalition and the opposition, who need to rise to the occasion,” said the Israeli president.

Government

President Herzog Again Calls for Calm as Israel’s ‘Ground is Burning’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I believe with all my heart that this moment of crisis can be turned into a defining constitutional moment."

Headline / Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / The Knesset

Gantz Speaks to Netanyahu: Calls for Talks on Judicial Reform

By Jewish Press News Desk

Gantz said, "History won't forgive whoever didn't try to stop a civil war."

Headline / Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / The Knesset

AG Says Netanyahu Can't Participate in President's Compromise Discussions

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu asked permission to make a statement about the president's compromise offer.

Israel / Politics / Left vs. Right

Ehud Barak Compares Judicial-Reform Compromise to Appeasement of Nazis

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

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.

Headline / Government / Left vs. Right / The Knesset

President Herzog Holds Secret Meeting with Kohelet Policy Forum to Discuss Judicial Reform Proposal

By Jewish Press News Desk

The meeting is part of a series of [secret and not-so-secret] meetings held by the president in recent days regarding judicial reform.

Headline / Politics / Left vs. Right / The Knesset

Knesset Opposition Leader Yair Lapid Now Supports Judicial Reform

By Jewish Press News Desk

Yair Lapid believes the judiciary is broken and the relationship between the government branches must finally be regulated.

Photo of the Day

Walking the Red Carpet

By Photo of the Day

The new ministers arrive at the President's house and walk the red carpet.

Headline / Politics / Government / Elections

Watch: With Just Minutes to Spare, Netanyahu Informs the President 'Ala Beyadi'

By Jewish Press News Desk

Prime Minister-Designate Benjamin Netanyahu called President Isaac Herzog to inform him that he [Netanyahu] is able to form the next coalition government.

Government / News Briefs / Eastern Europe

Herzog Meets Latvian Counterpart, Hails Three Decades of Bilateral Ties

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“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.

Government / Elections / The Knesset

Schedule: President Herzog to Begin Consultations with Knesset Party Representatives

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli president will meet with party delegations to receive their recommendations for candidates to form a government

Israel / US / Elections / News Briefs

Biden Invites Israel President Herzog for Visit US Before Elections

By Jewish Press Staff

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.

Government / News Briefs / Germany

President Isaac Herzog Speaks at the Munich Olympic Massacre 50th Anniversary Memorial

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

Jewish / Government / Turkey / Diaspora

President Herzog, First Lady, Meet Turkish Jewish Community in Istanbul

By Jewish Press News Desk

“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."

Government / Turkey

Israel’s President Herzog Takes Off for Historic Visit to Turkey

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“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.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Diaspora

Jewish Agency Extends Chairperson-Selection Process

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

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.

Israel / Turkey

Turkish Delegation in Israel to Arrange Presidential Visit

By Jewish Press News Desk

In December 2020, President Erdoğan said: "Israeli policy is unacceptable, but we are interested in strengthening relations."

Government / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

President Herzog, First Lady, Depart for First Israeli Presidential UAE Visit

By Jewish Press News Desk

“I am bringing with me a blessing of peace and a message of peace to the entire region, to the people of the region."

Israel / Jewish / US / Global / Media / Diaspora / Coronavirus

Genesis Prize Awarded to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Genesis Prize Chairman praised the role of Jewish scientists and physicians in combating the pandemic.

UK / Government

President Herzog Meets the Prince of Wales

By Jewish Press News Desk

Princess Alice of Battenberg, the mother of the late Duke of Edinburgh, is buried on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives.

Israel / US / Holidays & Observances

Biden, Bennett, Sisi Send Rosh Hashanah Greetings

By Jewish Press News Desk

"On Rosh Hashanah, Jewish communities around the world celebrate the world’s birth and commemorate the creation of humankind."

Israel / Jewish / Global / Diaspora / On Campus / Education

Jewish Agency's Global Summer Camp Hebrew Ed Program Connects Younger Generation to Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

Featured / Druze / US / Politics / On Campus / Education

Former Druze MK to Represent Israel as Senior Emissary on North American Colleges

By Jewish Press News Desk

"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.”

Government

Miriam Peretz, Isaac Herzog, Running for President of Israel

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.

Diaspora / Social Media / Poland / Holocaust / Coronavirus

March of the Living 2021 Goes Virtual

By Jewish Press News Desk

“The ‘March of the Living’ connects between those who learned about the Holocaust firsthand and those who did not."

Headline / US / Global / Diaspora / Health and Medicine / Aliyah / Geulah

About Time: Jewish Agency to Develop Aliyah Programs for Medical Professionals

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

Jewish / Diaspora / Health and Medicine

Jewish Agency Launches Emergency Network to Assist Jewish Communities in Crisis

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

Politics / UK / Antisemitism

Lord Pickles Joins Combat Anti-Semitism Movement

By Jewish Press News Desk

Pickles has long been one of the strongest, most prominent public voices against anti-Semitism in the UK.

Featured / US / Aliyah / Geulah

120 New Olim Expected in Israel over the Next 48 Hours

By Jewish Press News Desk

Since the beginning of April 2020, 3,495 Aliyah applications were submitted to Nefesh B’Nefesh.

Diaspora / Aliyah / Geulah

Israel Expecting 250,000 Olim in Next 5 Years

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.

Israel / Diaspora / Coronavirus

Israel Hosts Roundtable to Tackle COVID-19 Challenges Facing Jewish Communities Around the World

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.

Aliyah / Geulah

Israel Welcomed Over 255,000 Olim from more Than 150 Countries in Passing Decade

By Arye Green / TPS

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).

Israel / Politics / UK / Antisemitism

Boris Johnson: Safety of the Jewish People a Top Priority for UK Government

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Boris Johnson’s statement must be adopted by political parties and leaders the world over."

Antisemitism / Europe / Kosher Food News

Jewish Agency Appeals to Belgian Regional Parliament to Permit Shechitah

By Arye Green / TPS

The ban on kosher slaughter was initially legislated in 2017 and came into effect at the beginning of September.

Featured / Politics / The Knesset / Diaspora / Aliyah / Geulah / Judaism

Knesset Committee Debates Troubled Conversion Policy, Banning of Venice Chief Rabbi

By JNi.Media

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.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / US / Politics / Government / Iran / The Knesset / Russia / International Conflicts

Netanyahu: Iran Knows Israel Won't Let It Stay in Syria, as Do Moscow and Washington

By JNi.Media

"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."

Headline / Politics / Government / The Knesset / Jerusalem

Rivlin, Netanyahu Call for Bipartisan Teamwork, Netanyahu Attacked at Opening of Knesset Winter Session

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"You ... turned the word ‘leftist’ to a synonym for ‘enemy,'” Zionist Camp MK Isaac Herzog accused the prime minister.

Headline / Politics / Government / Elections / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Rightwing Ministers Told Netanyahu: Settlements Freeze Would Mean New Elections

By JNi.Media

'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.'

Featured / Religious & Secular in Israel

Survey: 36% of Secular Jews Want to Leave Israel

By JNi.Media

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.

Featured / Politics / Government / China

Coalition Crisis Brewing on Eve of Netanyahu China Trip

By JNi.Media

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.

Featured / US / Politics / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Jason Greenblatt in Israel While Hill Republicans Try to Kill Aid to PA

By JNi.Media

'President Trump will soon have to decide if confronting the Palestinians on that terrorist incitement is more urgent than pursuing a pathway to peace.'

IDF & Security / Syria / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Hezbollah / Russia

Russian B-List Leaders Meet MK Herzog in Moscow to Discuss Syria, PA

By JNi.Media

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.'

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Knesset Bids Farewell to Outgoing US Ambassador Dan 'Island of Stability' Shapiro

By JNi.Media

'We can present an excellent picture of assistance and aircraft and military aid, and we can also talk about less successful meetings.'

Politics / Government / History / News Briefs / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Netanyahu Tells Knesset Session Honoring Shimon Peres: 'Peace Will Not Be Achieved at Futile Conferences'

By JNi.Media

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.'

US / Government / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / United Nations (UN) / Settlements

Netanyahu Slams Obama's Betrayal at Security Council

By JNi.Media

Habayit Hayehudi Chairman MK Naftali Bennett said on Saturday night that now is the time to switch from retreat to sovereignty.'

Politics / Government / The Courts / News Briefs / The Knesset / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

MK Begin Suspended for Voting Against Amona Regulation Act

By JNi.Media

'It's well known that when a coalition MK votes against the government line he knows he's going to pay a price.'

Politics / Police and Crime / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / Media / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Bennett Defends Netanyahu Against Leftwing Attacks as Knesset Commemorates 21st Anniversary of Rabin's Murder

By JNi.Media

"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."

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / Russia

Medvedev, Netanyahu, Rivlin, Discuss Bilateral Cooperation and Agricultural Innovation

By JNi.Media

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.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Media

Israeli Government in Cantankerous Rancor over New Broadcasting Authority

By JNi.Media

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?"

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

After Filibuster Knesset Passes 'Dismissal Law' Empowering It to Oust Sitting MK

By JNi.Media

The new law is all but tailor-made for the inequities of one MK — the vociferous Haneen Zoabi (Joint Arab List).

Politics / UK / Government / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Interfaith Relations

Herzog Slams UK's Corbyn, Says 'Views Represent a Consistent Hatred of Israel’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israeli Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog slams UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, notes his 'consistent hatred of Israel.'

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / Global / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Analysis: Herzog Mocks Netanyahu, Israel's SpongeBob SquarePants

By JNi.Media

“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.

UK / Antisemitism / News Briefs / The Knesset

Corbyn Never Bothered to Answer Herzog's Letter on Labour Anti-Semitism

By JNi.Media

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.”

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Israeli Arabs

Netanyahu Tells Knesset He Wants 'Broader Government,' Herzog: Stop Zigzagging

By JNi.Media

Herzog did not explain how a 55% majority of the house can be considered "extremist" while the remaining 45% are the proverbial moderates.

Government / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Netanyahu: Expanded Coalition Will Push for Peace Process

By Marc Gottlieb

Netanyahu expressed his continued openness towards including the opposition Zionist Union faction led by Labor party Chairman Isaac Herzog in the coalition.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs

After Failed Maneuver, Deep Fractures Show in Israel’s Labor Party

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Several Labor party members called on chairman Isaac Herzog to resign.

IDF & Security / Government / News Briefs

Incoming Defense Minister Rattles Israeli Political Establishment

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

MK Avigdor Liberman rocked the political establishment by agreeing to become the defense minister.

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Egypt

Netanyahu, Herzog Welcome Egyptian Leader’s Overture for Peace

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi offered to act as a mediator in the Israeli-"Palestinian" conflict.

Israel / UK / Antisemitism / News Briefs

Israeli Labour Party Ponders Cutting Ties to British Labour Over Anti-Semitism

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

MK Isaac Herzog, head of Israel’s Labour Party and Opposition leader said that he is “considering suspending relations” with British Labour.

IDF & Security / Haredim & Hassidim / US / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Foreign Affairs, Security and Education the Focus for Day 3 of CoP Mission

By Jewish Press Staff

Israeli Opp. Leader Herzog acknowledged that Israel is in the midst of the Third Intifada.

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Israeli Cabinet Sworn in after Being Sworn At

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Do you doubt the full-throated democracy of Israel? Witness the swearing in (and swearing at) the Israeli cabinet?

Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Understand Israeli Elections - Here's a Primer, Part 1

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

With nearly a dozen viable parties, the president choosing the one who pulls together the pieces, Israeli elections are complicated.

US / Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / Germany / European Union

No White House Worries Over 'Election Proximity' with Herzog

By Rachel Levy

Top US leaders huddle with Israeli opposition candidate Isaac Herzog on sidelines of Munich security talks. Why no 'election proximity' worries?

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israel Elections 5775

Lapid Says Netanyahu ‘Lives in an Aquarium’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Lapid tries to ignore the economy, security and the middle class by making Netanyahu the only election issue.

News Briefs / The Knesset

Feiglin Bans Arab MK from Podium for Calling Him ‘Fascist’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Does democracy allow even a legislator to call a fellow MK a “fascist?

Terrorism / Hamas / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / The Knesset / Settlements / Israeli Arabs

Opposition MK Slams Zoabi, Condemns Terror Support

By Jewish Press News Desk

Labor party chairman and opposition leader Isaac Herzog condemns Israeli Arab MK Hanin Zoabi for supporting terror kidnappers.

Op-Eds

I am Shelly Dadon

By Mark Langfan

I am Shelly Dadon. I was murdered because I was Jewish.

Shiloh Musings

No Surprise: New Labor Leader Herzog Enamored with Abbas

By Batya Medad

He said Labor rejects the construction of Jewish settlements "on Palestinian land."

Serials

Persuaded - Chapter VII

By Barbara Bensoussan

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