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Showing some respect: Places around the world named after famous Israelis

At a time when the word "Israel" evokes controversy and extreme hostility in many places, it is moving to recall eras and locations where Israelis were actually a source of admiration.

In April 2004, about nine years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, an emotional official ceremony took place in the heart of Berlin to commemorate Israel’s fifth prime minister. Yitzhak-Rabin-Straße.
President Isaac Herzog held its open Sukkah event.

Herzog holds annual presidential Sukkot event with shows, culture, activities targeted for children

A Palestinian man walks next to a vehicle damaged in what Palestinians say was an Israeli settlers attack, in Deir Abu Masha'al, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, September 28, 2026.

Netanyahu condemns riots in West Bank, calls to fully prosecute extremist settlers involved

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

Herzog awards Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor to 11 distinguished figures


Herzog meets EU, Estonian, Latvian ambassadors, addresses Gaza, hostages, and EU sanctions

President Isaac Herzog emphasizes the importance of EU relations, denies Gaza famine, and urges dialogue with Turkey, while meeting new ambassadors from Europe and Africa.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Septemeber 14, 2025.

Herzog calls to strengthen ties with UAE in aftermath of Qatar strikes - exclusive

Israel's President Isaac Herzog made the statements at a service honoring fallen president Shimon Peres and prime minister Moshe Sharett.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Septemeber 14, 2025.

60 years since the founding of Netafim: President Herzog visited Kibbutz Hatzerim

President Herzog visited the place where the company was founded, which since its establishment has become the largest irrigation company in the world.

Netafim’s President and CEO, Gaby Miodownik, presented the president with the first dripper developed by the company

Herzog heads north: Israel’s Baltic outreach in increasingly hostile EU - analysis

Herzog’s visit to these three small EU states, with a combined population of 6.1 million, reflects Israel’s effort to secure dependable allies as its standing in Western Europe declines.

Israel President Isaac Herzog and President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, August 4, 2025.

Grapevine, July 25, 2025: A future theocracy?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG with Sheikh Muafak Tarif and members of the Druze delegation.

'Germany will not forget the hostages,' German president says in Kibbutz Be'eri visit

The visit highlighted Germany’s significant contribution to rebuilding the Be’eri Gallery, destroyed during the October 7, 2023, terror attack.

 President Herzog and President Steinmeier’s remarks at Kibbutz Be’eri

Ecuador opens representative office in Jerusalem

The office, which will have diplomatic status, will be known as the  Innovation, Research and Development Center.

 Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa signs first decrees to appoint ministers, at the Presidential Palace (Palacio de Carondelet) on the day of his swearing-in ceremony, in Quito, Ecuador November 23, 2023.

Herzog awards Albanian PM Presidential Medal of Honor

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was honored for his unwavering stance against antisemitism and refusal to 'yield to international pressure,' calling the group the Nazis of the new century.

 President Isaac Herzog and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama

President Herzog congratulates WIZ CEO Assaf Rappaport: 'An unimaginable achievement'

The president congratulated Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport on the largest acquisition of an Israeli company, a venture-backed startup, and by Google.

 Herzog congratulates WIZ CEO Rapaport

Grapevine March 21, 2025: Greater sensitivity needed toward families of hostages

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG speaks at the Inauguration of the Avraham Shochat Cultural Center in Arad.