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Isaac Herzog

Isaac Herzog is an Israeli politician and the country's current president, being the first president to have been born in Israel after the Declaration of Independence was announced.

In the past, Herzog had served several terms in the Knesset in the Labor Party and the Zionist Union in partnership with the Tzipi Livni-led Kadima.

His father, Chaim Herzog, was Israel's sixth president and his grandfather, Yitzhak Halevi Herzog, was chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. Currently, his brother Mike Herzog is Israel's ambassador to the US.

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PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and the Lebanese people.

President Herzog calls for Lebanese President Aoun to reject Hezbollah, Iran influence

THOUSANDS TAKE part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 4, 2026.

Jerusalem Pride turned a divided city into a celebration of belonging

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YAEL ARAD (center) poses with the Chaim Herzog Presidential Award at a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.

Israel Olympics icon Yael Arad awarded Chaim Herzog prize

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 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, March 10, 2025.

KAN broadcast investigates pro-PM campaigns spreading fake news rhetoric around Netanyahu trial

	 download high resolution download low resolution add to lightbox file name: F250423CG505  File Size: 9682 KB  caption (en): Head of Mossad David Barnea attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23,

Outgoing Mossad chief Barnea urges Israel to topple wounded Iranian regime

PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog commemorates 85 years since the Farhud.

'Memory is a form of resistance': President Herzog commemorates the Farhud

Mossad logo and Israel flag are seen in this illustration taken May 6, 2025

Mossad int'l relations head steps down following Gofman appointment

PRESIDENT HERZOG presents the Jerusalem Unity Prize 2026 at the President’s Residence.

Significant award inspired by tragedy: Herzog presents Jerusalem Unity Prize 2026

PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, illustrative.

Herzog calls out 'brutalization' in Israeli society, Ben-Gvir says he is 'not fit to be president'

President Isaac Herzog shakes hands with Somaliland’s first ambassador to Israel, Dr. Mohamed Hagi, after receiving his credentials at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, May 18, 2026.

Somaliland embassy to be based in Jerusalem, newly inaugurated ambassador says

Noam Bettan with Israeli President Isaac Herzog

Noam Bettan meets with President Isaac Herzog after winning second place at Eurovision

President Isaac Herzog shakes hands with Somaliland’s first ambassador to Israel, Dr. Mohamed Hagi, after receiving his credentials at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, May 18, 2026.

Somaliland’s first ambassador to Israel welcomed by Herzog in historic ceremony

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Head of village council, deputy, shot in Arab village Jadeidi-Makr

PANAMA’S AMBASSADOR Ezra Cohen: Full circle. (Marc Israel Sellem) COHEN’S FATHER in the Israeli army in 1948, right before his capture by Jordanian forces.

Panama’s Jewish ambassador wants to bring Israel closer to Latin America

AVIVA SIEGEL reads an excerpt from her book to President Isaac Herzog.

Grapevine, May 15, 2026: Ah, Jerusalem

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the  ‘President’s Conference for a Shared Israeli Future’ in Jerusalem on May 13, 2026.

Herzog warns Israel’s greatest internal threat is growing division at ‘Time to Talk’ conference

Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast attends a press conference at the Chilean embassy, after meeting his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 6, 2026.

Chile to return ambassador to Israel, Kast tells Herzog