Isaac Herzog
The president will participate in a memorial marking 52 years since 11 Israeli sportsmen were taken hostage and killed at the Munich Games.
Rabbi Yitzhak Halevi Herzog is credited with authoring the prayer for the well-being of the state and for the soldiers of the IDF and the security forces.
The foreign secretary met with the families of Britons held in Hamas captivity.
The new envoys to Israel are from Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya and Peru.
Most Israelis back deal with Hamas, the president says.
Jack Lew offered remarks at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem ahead of American Independence Day.
Again and again, America has shown, “in word and in deed, and in utterly bipartisan fashion, that it is Israel’s greatest ally,” the Israeli president said.
“I don’t really believe I should be thanked for just doing my job,” the Pennsylvania senator told the Israeli president.
“Especially now, we must stand on every stage, in every competition and on every track, and give everything we have,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
The war “turned into our finest hour, thanks to the spirit of volunteerism of the people of Israel,” President Isaac Herzog said.
The bipartisan delegation of Congress members also met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and other political leaders.
The NGO previously urged IDF reserve troops to refuse to serve.
