Herzog

Painting longing: Journey through loss, memory, and renewal

Tamar Aluf paints longing, turning personal loss into art that resonates with memory, emotion, and renewal.

|ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD
Artist Tamar Aluf with her exhibit ‘Painting Longing’ in the Jerusalem Theatre’s Sherover Foyer. Paintings behind her from L, clockwise: ‘Horizon of a House,’ acrylic (2025); ‘The Fabric of Life’ (2025); ‘Longing’ (2025).
President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak at an event at the President's residence in Jerusalem, May 1, 2025

Herzog opposes coalition's Oct. 7 commission of inquiry, calls for state investigation

"The terrible disaster of October 7, and the failure that led to it, must be investigated in depth and in a national manner," Herzog said.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, alongside David Fattal, chats with Assaf and Nadav Fattal.

Grapevine, December 26, 2025: In his father’s footsteps

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A PLAQUE on a stone reads ‘Herzog Park’ in Dublin, commemorating Chaim Herzog, Israel’s sixth president, who was born in Belfast.

Herzog Irish dynasty is unbowed; we won't allow them to erase it - opinion

The Herzog name is precious to Ireland’s Jews, and we will not allow the haters to win.

|ByED ABRAHAMSON

The 120 Women Leadership Council: Addressing a problem with no name

The 120 Women Leadership Council participants have engaged in extensive dialogues across various regions of Israel.

MARCH 7, 2024ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
Women take part in a 'Day Without a Woman' march on International Women's Day in New York, U.S., March 8, 2017

Herzog to award presidential medal for civilian heroism

Herzog created the award to preserve the memory of civilian valor and to recognize the efforts those from October 7.

FEBRUARY 13, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A SEARCH is held for human remains and other evidence among many destroyed vehicles in a field near Netivot, after the October 7 massacre by Hamas. Those calling for an end to the fighting have clearly forgotten that there was a ceasefire in place until the morning of October 7, the writer argues.

Argentinian President Javier Milei due to meet Herzog in Israel

Argentina’s recently elected president, Javier Milei has been very vocal in his condemnation of Hamas and his support for Israel in the current war.

FEBRUARY 4, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Argentine president-elect Javier Milei addresses supporters after winning Argentina's runoff presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 19, 2023

Concern for reservists returning to civilian life during Israel-Hamas war

The complexity reservists face when returning home from battle during the Israel-Hamas war.

JANUARY 21, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli soldiers walk next to an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel October 15, 2023.

This week in Jerusalem: For your health

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JANUARY 12, 2024ByPEGGY CIDOR
Herzog Medical Center in Jerusalem (Illustrative)

Genocide claim to ICJ is 'preposterous,' Herzog tells Blinken

Israel's president noted that Hamas has a charter that calls for the destruction of the Jewish state.

JANUARY 9, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israel's President Isaac Herzog, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, at David Kempinski Hotel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 9, 2024.

Israeli delegation heads to COP28 amid war with index of climate goals

"The climate crisis does not disappear even in these complex days when Israel is fighting on the battlefield," said Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman.

NOVEMBER 29, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
'Cop28 UAE' logo is displayed on the screen during the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) under the theme of 'United on Climate Action Toward COP28', in Abu Dhabi

The president of Israel: More than just a ceremonial figure - comment

Herzog has proved that Israel really does need a president.

OCTOBER 29, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog addresses last year’s annual memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem marking the anniversary of the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Herzog characterizes Gaza as an empire of evil

Israeli President Isaac Herzog holds a press conference in which he emphasizes Israel's right to defend itself in the wake of Hamas's unprovoked wave of violence.

OCTOBER 12, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Members of Qassam Brigades choir attend a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the Hamas movement's founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2022.

Herzog's home was lit up pink, but why? - Explainer

The President’s House has been lit up in pink after sunset for a week to mark International Breast Cancer Awareness

OCTOBER 2, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
President Herzog's home lit up pink.