Yitzhak navon

Grapevine, June 6, 2025: A man and his legacy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ELI AMIR receives his Life Achievement citation from President Isaac Herzog at the Yitzhak Navon Legacy Awards  ceremony held at the President’s Residence by the Culture and Sport Ministry.
 FORMER PRESIDENT Reuven Rivlin with President Isaac Herzog at the annual memorial ceremony for Chaim Herzog in 2022.

Grapevine, July 30 2023: Rivlin roars

Thousands wave the Israeli flag as they protest against the judicial overhaul at the Knesset in Jerusalem. February 20, 2023.

Pro and anti-reform protestors savor a moment of unity - editorial

 Israel's fifth president Yitzhak Navon.

Remembering president Navon and his legacy of social cohesion in Israel


First Person: The Yitzhak Navon I knew

The fifth president was brilliant but modest, erudite in the Bible and Judaism, able to communicate in six languages with cleaning workers and kings, a talented playwright and lover of Jerusalem.

President Yitzhak Navon at the wedding of Judy Siegel and her husband, Nahum Itzkovich

Man of the people

Yitzhak Navon's noble character contributed to the correct impression that Navon was worthy of respect.

Former president Yitzhak Navon

Fifth president Yitzhak Navon laid to rest on Mt Herzl

Netanyahu calls Navon "the jewel in the crown of Jerusalem."

Yitzhak Navon laid to rest

Remembering Yitzhak Navon, Israel’s fifth president

Navon was regarded as a gentle father figure, yet he could be tough and outspoken on issues he perceived to be unjust.

Former president Yitzhak Navon

Yitzhak Navon, Israel's fifth president, dies at the age of 94

Navon was a politician, author, playwright, and educator.

Former president Yitzhak Navon

Yitzhak Navon, Jerusalem’s native son

Modern Israel doesn’t have a king, but the president is pretty close.

Yitzhak Navon (left) with Shimon Peres, after Navon presented Peres with a copy of his autobiography.

Navon is 120th on Zionist Camp list

Former president says there is no greater honor than being asked to join the list.

Ariel Sharon (2nd L) points next to Yitzhak Navon (L) while watching a large scale military drill, December 4, 1985