Michal Herzog

President Herzog honors 120 outstanding soldiers in pre-recorded Independence Day ceremony

Officials said the decision to pre-record the event was made in light of the ongoing ceasefire and the broader security situation, with attendance limited to the soldiers’ families.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
President Isaac Herzog and IDF chif Eyal Zamir seen during the annual Independence Day ceremony honoring outstanding soldiers that aired on April 22, 2026.
Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog

Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

First Lady Michal Herzog warns of declining female representation, highlights mental health advocacy, and calls for global action against sexual violence in conflict

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President and First Lady join Bat Mitzvah initiative

A celebration of giving in Jerusalem

The President and First Lady Join Arava Doron’s Bat Mitzvah Initiative

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
President Isaac Herzog visits the site of an Iranian missile hit in Rishon Lezion, March 16, 2026.

WATCH: 'Weapon of the weak': Herzog visits Rishon Lezion missile impact site, damaged residence

President Herzog visited Rishon Lezion and Zarzir after Iranian missile hits, condemned Iran’s brutality, and praised Israeli unity against shared threats.

|ByJAMES GENN

Grapevine February 28, 2025: So long, Steve

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FLANKING THE young former ‘Jerusalem Report’ magazine editor Steve Linde are (right and left) fellow ‘Post’ journalists David Geffen (86) and Walter Bingham (102), certified as the ‘world’s oldest active journalist.’

500 days on, the Jewish Agency's Fund for Victims of Terror is helping Israel heal

The report reviews the scope of the damage inflicted since the beginning of the Iron Swords War, and reveals the investment in rehabilitation, totaling NIS 85,528,480, over the last 15 months.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
CEO of The Jewish Agency, Yehuda Setton; Chair of The Jewish Agency’s Fund for the Victims of Terror, Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin; and Chairman of The Jewish Agency, Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog; present the report to First Lady Michal Herzog (second from left).

Will Isaac Herzog be remembered among his historic family? - opinion

It must be asked: What qualities does he display now, halfway through his seven-year term? How does he envisage his legacy, compared to that of other Herzogs?

JANUARY 23, 2025ByTOVA HERZL
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG places a note in the Western Wall last Sunday, with a prayer for the well-being of the three hostages returning to freedom later in the day, the return of all hostages, military success, a recovery for all those injured, and unity.

The Herzogs host displaced youth ahead of Simhat Torah - opinion

Herzog, who has taken a particular interest in the hostages, mentions them at every opportunity, and did so  when concluding his session with the youngsters.

OCTOBER 23, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Herzog and his wife Michal in a Q&A session with displacwd youth.

'Heroes and heroines': The Herzogs host Israel's Olympians

 You brought some happiness to the nation and we were all united in our affection for you. You represented us with honor, and you brought us great pride."

AUGUST 27, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG, with his wife, Michal, and Israel Olympic Committee Chairperson Yael Arad, takes a selfie with the Israeli Olympic Team.

Israel's First Lady in Time Magazine: 'Hamas is weaponizing women's bodies'

Weaponizing of women’s bodies, sexual assault, and rape since Oct. 7 has taken the human race backward, Michal Herzog wrote.

JULY 12, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Michal Herzog speaks during a ceremony for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Rosh haShana (Jewish New Year) at the president's house with representatives of the diplomatic delegations to Israel in Jerusalem.

Michal Herzog, wife of President Herzog, addresses absence of women at hostage negotiation table

Michal Herzog at the Herzliya Conference advocated for female representation in hostage negotiations amid concern over Hamas's brutal assaults detailed in a recent report.

JUNE 25, 2024ByTAL SHALEV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
MICHAL HERZOG

Israeli president's wife hosts the Israeli premiere of documentary Screams Before Silence

Both Herzog and Sandberg have made it a mission to promote global awareness of the sexual violence, murders, kidnapping, and other atrocities perpetrated by Hamas on and since October 7, 2023.

MAY 8, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog speaks with Pramila Patten, UN special representative of the secretary-general on sexual violence in conflict, as the president’s wife, Michal, looks on, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in January.

First Lady Michal Herzog: Silence from women in UN is 'deafening'

Israeli women have been at the forefront of presenting the realities of the Oct. 7 atrocities on the global stage, and no one has been a more prominent advocate for Israeli women than Michal Herzog.

MARCH 8, 2024ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
MICHAL HERZOG

Grapevine, March 8, 2024: The voice of Israel

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 8, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
ILANIT MELCHIOR (left) with Michal Herzog.