Isaac Herzog

Trump, the peacemaker, can make peace in Israel - opinion

With neither bloc likely to win a majority, could Trump broker a Netanyahu-Eisenkot deal built around confronting Iran?

US President Donald Trump looks on while he speaks to reporters as he departs the White House for Joint Base Andrews en route to Dalton, Georgia, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 16, 2026.
Israeli President Issac Herzog at a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 30th anniversary of former Israeli Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin's assassination, at the president's residence in Jerusalem on November 3, 2025.

WATCH: President Herzog hosts ceremony commemorating 31 years since Rabin's assassination

Heidi Levine, a photojournalist with the Washington Post, speaks to journalists at the hospital after sustaining multiple injuries during an attack by Israeli militant settlers on Palestinians harvesting olives, in Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

'Like a biblical battle': WP journalist wounded in West Bank credits Palestinian youth with rescue

President Isaac Herzog meets with Hungarian President Andras Baka to hold bilateral talks during a state visit in Budapest, Hungary, on October 20, 2026.

Herzog calls for crackdown on violent West Bank settlers as olive harvest tensions mount


Herzog expresses hope of someday meeting with Lebanese president during visit to Cyprus

Christodoulides said that he looked forward to discussing how to enhance the two countries' strategic partnership in tourism, trade, security, energy, and defense.

President Isaac Herzog and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides in Cyprus, September 10, 2026.

FM Sa'ar: Israel to close UK consulate in east Jerusalem, expel reps. from CMCC over sanctions

Israel bans entry of 12 British officials and MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana • FM's countermeasures also include termination of British training of PA security forces in Ramallah

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

Herzog awards Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor to 11 distinguished figures

It is the highest civilian recognition awarded by the State of Israel, presented to leading figures both in Israel and abroad in government, culture, and public service. 

President Herzog at the Presidential Medal of Honor ceremony, on Sunday, September 6.

Sa'ar, Herzog meet officials from DRC in tie strengthening visit to Israel

Israel and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have had rocky ties since the DRC severed relations following pressure from the Arab League after the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar sits with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner during a visit to Israel on September 1, 2026.

Netanyahu visits school in Ramle hit by missile during Iran war as Israel classes start nationwide

The prime minister, alongside Education Minister Yoav Kisch, visited the school and talked with teaching and administrative staff, as well as the students on their first day of class.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Yoav Kisch with students from the Benzion Netanyahu School in Ramle.

'Harming Israel's standing in the world': Netanyahu condemns settler attack on Palestinian village

The Prime Minister called out the violent event, where dozens of settler rioters gathered on the outskirts of the village of Kusra in the West Bank and were later dispersed by the IDF.

Israeli army soldiers stand near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Kusra village in the West Bank August 13, 2026.

Netanyahu weighs rotation gov't with Eisenkot amid fears of not securing majority bloc in Knesset

Against this backdrop, the possibility of Netanyahu taking over the presidency after Herzog's term ends is being discussed.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Shin Bet involved in search for missing child Haymanut Kasau, Herzog says at meeting with parents

The involvement of the Shin Bet does not imply a nationalistic motive for Haymanot's disappearance, Army Radio noted later on Tuesday.

President Isaac Herzog meets with the family of missing child Haymanot Kasau on August 25, 2026.

Holocaust survivor rescued by Chief Rabbi Herzog reunites with his grandson, President Herzog

David Danieli survived the Holocaust, was rescued by Rabbi Isaac Herzog’s committee, and later immigrated to Israel. Eighty years after the rescue train departed Poland, he met Herzog’s grandson.

David Danieli with President Herzog

Kushner: US will back Israeli resumption of war if Hamas fails to honor disarmament commitments

Kushner said Hamas could surrender weapons and tunnels within 60 to 90 days, calling demilitarization a potential major security gain for Israel.

Jared Kushner speaks at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026; illustrative.