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Isaac Herzog

Isaac Herzog is the president of Israel.

A sukkah on an Israeli army vehicle in the Golan during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Photo by Nathan Fendrich, Courtesy of the Pritzker Family National Photography Collection at National Library of Israel.

The two main lessons of the Yom Kippur War

Israel learned not to ignore the signs of approaching war and bask in the euphoria of the achievements of the past, however great they may be. But the signs of peace should not be ignored either.

September 24, 2023

Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the AJC Global Forum, June 11, 2023. Photo by Yair Meyuhas/AJC.

To learn and teach about unity

It seems that nothing is more vital at this time than highlighting what unites us as a nation.

September 4, 2023

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal cast their ballots in the Israeli general elections, at a voting station in Jerusalem, on Nov. 1, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Honor the election results, whatever the outcome

It’s part and parcel of being a civilized society.

November 1, 2022

Second-grade students at the Nofei HaSela school on the first day back at school after the summer holidays in Ma'ale Adumim, Sept. 1, 2017. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Israelis simply need to be the best

To the dear students who read these lines, I want to tell you a secret: A school year is not a sprint, but a marathon.

September 1, 2022

Jews pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on Jerusalem Day, May 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Jerusalem, a city whose future is just as promising as its rich past

From the day that Jerusalem was unified, all parts of it have been growing and developing.

May 29, 2022

Social-media icons. Credit: TY Lim.

Improving online discourse starts with all of us

Let us pause, take a deep breath and remember that flagrant and hurtful language doesn’t get us anywhere.

December 7, 2021