Isaac Herzog is an Israeli politician and the country's current president, being the first president to have been born in Israel after the Declaration of Independence was announced.
In the past, Herzog had served several terms in the Knesset in the Labor Party and the Zionist Union in partnership with the Tzipi Livni-led Kadima.
His father, Chaim Herzog, was Israel's sixth president and his grandfather, Yitzhak Halevi Herzog, was chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. Currently, his brother Mike Herzog is Israel's ambassador to the US.
In December, the court instructed the government to discuss creating a state commission of inquiry within 60 days.
The mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli former hostage murdered by Hamas, said that a future deal was dependent on interest.
At various Independence Day ceremonies, close-up shots of soldiers were also avoided due to similar concerns.
President Herzog began the proceedings as he welcomed the club home.
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion has ordered that preparations be made for a postponed Independence Day ceremony during the day.
I have watched Jews from every walk of life rise to the challenge and show up in so many different ways – for one another and for Israel. It has inspired and moved me.
President Isaac Herzog talks about societal schism, an unbreakable bond with Diaspora Jews, and Gaza, Iran, Syria, and Lebanon threats.
The full interview will be published in the Post’s Independence Day edition on Wednesday.
President Isaac Herzog told the gathered dignitaries that “While we are here, the souls of dozens of Jews still thirst for water and freedom.”
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