Isaac Herzog is an Israeli politician and the country's current president, being the first president to have been born in Israel after the Declaration of Independence was announced.
In the past, Herzog had served several terms in the Knesset in the Labor Party and the Zionist Union in partnership with the Tzipi Livni-led Kadima.
His father, Chaim Herzog, was Israel's sixth president and his grandfather, Yitzhak Halevi Herzog, was chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. Currently, his brother Mike Herzog is Israel's ambassador to the US.
President Herzog said: “Jewish unity is not just an idea—it is a living, breathing force. We feel it most deeply when we stand together and demand the immediate release of our hostages.
“It gives them strength—they talk about how Israel will destroy itself from within, and that’s what empowers them," Omer Shem Tov said.
How Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's firing of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head Ronen Bar kicked off a clash between Israel's security and political spheres.
Liberman argued that Netanyahu ignoring a High Court ruling would cross a red line and would effectively make Israel a dictatorship.
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
We are deliberatively denuding ourselves of any ability to identify a domain of genuine consensus or the ways to reach an agreement.
Invited guests were supposed to be hosted at an event at the President's Residence, but instead, a semi-affiliated parallel meeting specifically for Jewish leaders will be held by Herzog.
In a meeting with AIPAC, Herzog stresses the urgent need for hostages' return and warns against Iran’s ambitions.
A state commission of inquiry is the most powerful probe in the legal system and the only type that operates independently of the political echelon.
"The public is entitled to a genuine, non-politically biased investigative committee. Unfortunately, that is not what is being proposed here," he said.
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