Herzog urges diplomatic steps to secure ‘safe, quiet future’ “We have demonstrated Israel’s strength and transformed the reality on the ground. We are in a historic moment," said the Israeli president. JNS Staff July 11, 2025
Dutch imam fired after visiting Israel, meeting President Herzog Youssef Msibih was dismissed by the board of his mosque in Alkmaar after videos emerged of him singing Hatikvah in Arabic. JNS Staff July 9, 2025
Muslim religious leaders from Europe pay rare visit to Israel “The war that broke out after Oct. 7 is not a war between Israel and Hamas or Israel and Hezbollah but a war between two worlds.” Etgar Lefkovits July 7, 2025
Israel ‘heartbroken’ by deadly Texas flash floods, says Herzog The Israeli head of state expressed his "deepest condolences" as deaths and the missing continued to mount. JNS Staff July 6, 2025
Herzog sends July 4 greetings to Trump, American people “We stand side by side, shoulder to shoulder, in the defense of freedom and liberty,” the Israeli president wrote. JNS Staff July 4, 2025
President Herzog: Pardon Netanyahu As long the courts and protesters target the prime minister relentlessly, he will remain the champion of the people against the deep state. Asher Daniels June 27, 2025
Netanyahu corruption trial should end in plea deal, Herzog says after Trump call for pardon "In Israel, the pardon process begins with a formal request from the concerned individual," local media cited the president's office as stating. JNS Staff June 27, 2025
Herzog pleads for forgiveness at slain hostage’s funeral “There is no force on earth that will make us forget our tortured loved ones who remain [in Gaza],” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog. JNS Staff June 25, 2025
Herzog visits Beersheva after deadly Iranian missile strike The Israeli president mourned the four killed and praised the response after the projectile hit homes and a kindergarten in the Negev city. JNS Staff June 24, 2025