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The first meeting between different political parties concerning judicial reform, led by Israeli President Isaac Herzog (center), took place at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on March 28, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Judicial reform talks resume in Jerusalem

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Negotiations over the Israeli government’s judicial reform initiative resumed on Monday as coalition representatives met with counterparts from the Yesh Atid and National Unity parties at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. Israeli President Isaac Herzog,...
The first meeting between different political parties concerning judicial reform, led by Israeli President Isaac Herzog (center), took place at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on March 28, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Israel’s president expresses optimism on judicial reform compromise

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Israel’s President Isaac Herzog in an interview published on Wednesday expressed optimism that a compromise on judicial reform was possible. Since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 27 announced a pause in the legislative process until...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, March 9, 2022. Source: Isaac Herzog/Twitter.

Erdogan calls Herzog to express concern over security escalation on Temple Mount

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke on Saturday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who expressed his concern over the security situation in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount. Erdoğan also expressed his condolences for the...
The first meeting between different political parties concerning judicial reform, led by Israeli President Isaac Herzog (center), took place at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on March 28, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Herzog opens talks between parties to foster compromise on judicial reform

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog convened the first meeting on Tuesday evening meant to bridge the gaps and find a compromise on judicial reform. Herzog met with the working teams representing the ruling coalition, the Yesh...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, March 13, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu: Herzog’s judicial reform proposal perpetuates imbalance of power

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a judicial compromise proposal presented on Wednesday night by President Isaac Herzog during an address to the nation earlier in the evening. “I think that any attempt to reach...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses the nation on March 15, 2023. Source: YouTube.

Herzog pitches ‘people’s plan’ to resolve growing societal rift over judicial reform

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog presented what he termed the “people’s plan,” referring to a compromise judicial-reform proposal that he developed, in a national address on Wednesday night. He began his speech by painting a bleak...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks about the government's judicial reform plans, Feb. 12, 2023. Source: YouTube.

Herzog: ‘We are closer than ever to agreement on judicial reforms’

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday told a gathering of some 100 municipal officials that a compromise judicial reform proposal was nearly complete, and called on lawmakers to find common ground. “The reforms as they...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends the funeral of former Knesset speaker Shevah Weiss at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, Feb. 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Herzog in the crosshairs

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In an op-ed on Friday in The Jerusalem Post, attorney Russell Avraham Shalev of the Kohelet Policy Forum explains what’s missing from Israeli President Isaac “Bougie” Herzog’s proposed judicial-reform compromise, despite its “many positive elements.” “While Herzog sounded many...
The Polish delegation meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the president's official residence in Jerusalem, Jan. 16, 2023. Courtesy.

Polish parliament delegation visits Israel ‘to reinstate warm diplomatic ties’

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A parliamentary delegation from Poland arrived in Israel this week with the goal of restoring “warm diplomatic ties” between the countries. The visit is the first of its kind in the past four years. The...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Western Wall, speaking on the annual Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel's Wars and Victims of Terrorism, May 3, 2022. Credit: Kobi Gideon, GPO.

Herzog: Comparing Israel to apartheid South Africa is a ‘blood libel’

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday slammed as a “blood libel” comparisons of the Jewish state’s policies towards the Palestinians to South African apartheid. “The comparison between the State of Israel and the apartheid regime...