Isaac Herzog

'We have a tough task ahead of us': JD Vance meets with Netanyahu, Herzog, hostage families

During his meeting with Netanyahu, Vance assured that "America doesn't want Israel as a protectorate," while he also called the Gaza situation "very tough."

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President JD Vance.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset, on October 20, 2025.

Netanyahu trial: Ministers urge Herzog to power against ‘society-splitting’ issue

The wording of the letter is careful in that it doesn't outright call for a pardon, but rather hints at Herzog's power to move the needle.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
An IDF orphan, wearing a beret from the Nachal Brigade, celebrating his bar mitzvah at the Kotel in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025.

Forty-eight IDF orphans mark bnei mitzvah at Western Wall

Forty-eight children who lost a parent in IDF service marked their bnei mitzvah at the Western Wall in a ceremony of unity and remembrance.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the Knesset plenum, October 20, 2025.

Knesset erupts over speaker's jab at Supreme Court chief, Netanyahu expects more peace deals

Knesset speaker introduced Supreme Court president as a judge, drawing outrage • Netanyahu: Expect to forge additional peace agreements in the region

|ByKESHET NEEV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

WATCH: Two police officers injured during Haredi protests against draft dodger arrests

Two suspects were reportedly arrested and brought in for questioning. 

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, AVI SOLOMON
Police clash with ultra-Orthodox jews during a protest against the recruitment of Ultra orthodox Jews to the IDF, in the Ultra orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, October 19, 2025.

Grapevine, October 19, 2025: Remembering at the National Library

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 19, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu lights a candle alongside the memorial wall at the National Library.

Father of Duma killer seeks pardon from president, citing 'wrongful conviction'

Amiram Ben Uliel was convicted in 2020 of the murder of three members of the Dawabsheh family in an arson attack in the West Bank village of Duma.

OCTOBER 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Amiram Ben Uliel, accused of the Duma arson murder in July 2015 where three members of the Dawabshe family were killed, arrives to a court hearing on his appeal, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on March 7, 2022.

'We will never forget': Israel marks two years since October 7 in state ceremonies

A state ceremony commemorating the fallen soldiers in the Israel-Hamas War first took place, and it was followed by a ceremony to remember the civilian victims of October 7 and the war.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByKESHET NEEV
A VIEW of Kibbutz Be’eri shows a destroyed home from a world left behind on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists, Palestinian civilians, UNWRA workers, and media members infiltrated Gaza border communities and massacred 1,200 people.

Freed hostages reveal torture, fight for survival while under Gaza

“After the deal was signed, we thought they were being taken out of the tunnels to prepare for release,” he said.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Released Israeli hostage, Yosef-Chaim Ohana, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, kisses his mother after being released, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Reim, Israel October 13, 2025.

Trump calls on Herzog to pardon PM Netanyahu during Knesset speech

"Cigars and champagne, who the hell cares about that?" the US leader added. "Alright, enough controversy for the day, I don't think it's that controversial."

OCTOBER 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace on the Knesset plenum, October 13, 2025.

Herzog to give Trump presidential medal of honor, highest Israeli civilian award

US President Donald Trump will receive Israel’s highest civilian honor from President Isaac Herzog for his role in brokering the Gaza ceasefire and securing the release of hostages.

OCTOBER 13, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Septemeber 14, 2025.

Grapevine, October 12, 2025: Let the president pray in peace

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 12, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE Omar Yaghi during the Wolf Prize awards ceremony in the Knesset in 2018.

Herzog cancels Sukkot open house

The event, scheduled for October 12, was cancelled ahead of US President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to Israel.

OCTOBER 11, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG at the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem Feast of Tabernacles.

Hamas agreed to deal after being convinced that hostages are a 'burden' to keep, US official says

“Within about two weeks, the first command post will be established in the Strip, with 200 American troops assisting in its construction,” the official said.

OCTOBER 10, 2025ByIDO KEVLER
Palestinians celebrate, after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip October 9, 2025

Herzog to Evangelical Influencers: “Israel Is Fighting for the Entire Free World”

Herzog thanked President Trump for efforts to end the war and release hostages, as 70 Evangelical leaders representing 300 million followers join in prayer for peace

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog hosted a delegation of 70 evangelical influencers