Isaac Herzog
Israel’s former first lady laid to rest on Mount Herzl
World leaders send condolences to Israeli President Isaac Herzog • Aura Herzog was “an extraordinary individual who dedicated her life to the nation she loved,” says U.S. President Joe Biden.
“She lived modestly and raised a wonderful family while being constantly active on behalf of the public and society in Israel,” says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
IDF Col. N. becomes the first woman appointed to the position, and will be promoted to the rank of brigadier-general.
Russian foreign minister cancels planned Israel visit, citing ‘personal reasons’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was to have met with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, as well as with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
“The people of Israel welcome you with open arms and an open heart,” says President Isaac Herzog to Ambassador Thomas Nides.
The Israeli president spoke of his family’s connection to Hebron, noting that his great-great-grandmother once lived in the city and survived the 1929 Hebron massacre, when more than 65 Jews were killed by Arab rioters.
Herzog meets Prince Charles, names nursing scholarship in honor of Princess Alice
She is recognized by Yad Vashem as “Righteous Among the Nations” for sheltering a Jewish family during the Nazi occupation of Greece.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog sends condolences to family of Eliyahu David Kay, killed in a Palestinian terror attack in Jerusalem on Sunday, and expresses gratitude for the U.K.’s decision to label Hamas a terrorist group.
Ben-Gurion Day to honor Jewish state’s founding father, host of Israeli achievers
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will also be briefed about the Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, named after his late father and former Israel president.
The Colombian leader held a working meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog to discuss environmental issues, trade and the shared threat of Hezbollah.
Praising analog astronauts Alon Tenzer and Liad Yosef for “making history,” the Israeli president said, “If there’s something that unites humanity, it’s the future life of the universe and the life of the human species.”
“When criticism of a particular Israeli policy mutates into questioning Israel’s very right to exist ... this is anti-Semitism,” President Isaac Herzog tells the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Anti-Semitism.
