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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...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog (right) tasks opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the country's next governing coalition, Nov. 13, 2022. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Herzog grants Netanyahu extension to form new Israeli government

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog has given Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu an extension until Dec. 21 to form a new government. In a letter to Herzog, Netanyahu had requested the full 14-day extension allowed by law...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Abu Dhabi Space Debate during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5, 2022. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Herzog visits the UAE after historic trip to Bahrain

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday touched down in the United Arab Emirates, kicking off the second day of his state visit to the Gulf. Herzog was greeted at the airport by Emirati Foreign Minister...

Israeli president calls for ‘renewable Middle East’ at COP27, but some call it a...

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog went beyond reaffirming his country’s 2021 commitment to fight climate change at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt at Sharm el-Sheikh. On Nov. 7, Herzog presented a...

After receiving official election results, Herzog sets date to grant mandate

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday received the official results of last week’s national elections from Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Yitzhak Amit, and said he intends to hand out the mandate to form...

Herzog to begin coalition consultations with party representatives

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog will begin consultations on Wednesday with representatives of the political parties voted into the 25th Knesset, before tasking an individual—Benjamin Netanyahu, barring a force majeur—with forming a government based on...