Herzog

Grapevine, February 21, 2026: Stars and Stripes impact

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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Malcolm Hoelein
ISRAEL'S PRESIDENT Isaac Herzog speaks during his state visit to Australia following a deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2026.

In Australia, President Isaac Herzog tells anti-Israel demonstrators to protest Iran instead

Herzog said it was “obscure and odd” that heavy police protection was needed to ensure Jews could gather peacefully with the president of Israel.

|ByHERB KEINON
Police officers remove demonstrators gathered at Town Hall Square to protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's state visit to Australia following a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, February 9, 2026

Anti-Israel protests erupt in Australia, Iran drags on

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz at the President residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025

President Herzog lands in Australia for first visit since Hanukkah Bondi Beach massacre

Herzog was invited to visit the country after the tragedy by the Governor-General, the Prime Minister of Australia, and the Jewish community following the attack in December 2025.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Herzog travels to Lower Galilee, symbolically opens Israel's school year

Herzog, who attends school year openings of state and haredi schools, makes a point of going to a different geographic area each time

AUGUST 31, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog.

Reassuring words on judicial reform must turn into actions, Herzog says

Herzog expressed concern and a need for restraint, a time for self responsibility, and the future of Israeli security.

JULY 26, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Yoav Kisch applaud at the Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem on Independence Day. We can look with pride at our achievements.

Herzog, Goldin ask Guterres to help bring home Israeli captives

Goldin called it “a day full of hope, the greatest since my Hadar fell in battle defending the state, thanks to the leadership of President Herzog.”

JULY 20, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Leah Goldin, mother of Hadar, speaks at a press conference, August 5, 2018

Michael Oren on Herzog's visit to Washington

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JULY 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli President Isaac Herzog reacts prior to address to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023.

Grapevine July 19, 2023: Au revoir, Monsieur Ambassadeur

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 19, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
OUTGOING FRENCH AMBASSADOR Eric Danon and his wife, Marie.

Biden extends invitation to Netanyahu: Restoring normalcy to US-Israel relations - editorial

Part of Biden’s decision to reach out to Netanyahu was likely based on the understanding that working with the prime minister would yield better results than ignoring him.

JULY 19, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden, at the time serving as vice president, has dinner with then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, during his visit to Israel in 2010.

Herzog speech boycotted: Left-wing politicians snub J Street again - opinion

No matter how hard J Street tries, no matter how many times J Street defends or praises Bowman, Omar, or Ocasio-Cortez, their wing of the Democratic Party simply hates Israel.

JULY 18, 2023BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW
US REP. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez glances from behind (left) at Rep. Ilhan Omar, after Omar was ousted by the Republican-led House of Representatives from serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee, earlier this year.

Ilhan Omar: 'No way in hell' attending Herzog speech to Congress

Omar also slammed the Israeli government for promoting judicial reform.

JULY 13, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Ilhan Omar

US ambassador slammed for ‘misguided’ equivalence between terrorists and victims

Israeli Ambassador to the US Mike Herzog tweeted that “any attempt of a so called ‘balanced’ condemnation is misguided and disrespectful to the memory of the victims.”

JUNE 20, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
US AMBASSADOR to Israel Tom Nides speaks at the annual National Leadership Mission to Israel of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, in Jerusalem, last week.

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska to visit Israel next week

Herzog, the wife of President Isaac Herzog, met Zelenska at the coronation of England's King Charles III earlier this year.

JUNE 12, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska arrives for a reception hosted by Britain's King Charles, for overseas guests attending his coronation at Buckingham Palace in London, Britan, May 5, 2023.