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Isaac Herzog

President of Israel since 2021 · Israel · Politicians · Born 1960 · age 66

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Israel's president since 2021, the first to be born after independence and the first son of a president to hold the office himself.

A life in dates

2023“The State of Israel will take all measures necessary to eliminate this clear and immediate danger to our citizens. Israel will overcome in the face of all challenges.”In their words7 October 2023"How the world reacted to shocking Hamas terrorist attack on Israel", The Jewish Chronicle (7 October 2023)

“It’s an entire nation out there that is responsible. This rhetoric about civilians not aware, not involved, it’s absolutely not true.”In their wordsCited in APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS containing a REQUEST FOR THE INDICATION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES filed in the Registry of the

2022Order of Makarios IIIAward2021“The Iranian nuclear threat must be neutralized once and for all, with or without an agreement. Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons capabilities.”In their words22 December 2021Cited in "Iran must be stopped from obtaining a nuclear bomb, with or without deal - Herzog", The Jerusalem Post (22 December 2021).

“I think that it is very important to protect our Israeli and Jewish identity. It's not simple.”In their words20 December 2021Cited in "Israel's president to Palo Alto students: Check out Hebrew TikTok", The Jewish News of Northern California (20 December 2021).

“May you (Eytan Stibbe) influence the whole of humanity for another hundred years. May you continue to bring all of us, your nation, your country, and your family, great pride.”In their words16 December 2021Cited in "President gives astronaut a prayer for Israel to take to space", The Times of Israel (16 December 2021).

“We have to continue dreaming of peace.”In their words6 December 2021Cited in "On 'Gassing the Arabs' and other diseases: Is Israel a 'Sick Society'?", Middle East Monitor (6 December 2021).

1960Born22 September 1960

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Official portrait, 2016Official portrait, 2016Herzog speaking at the Munich Security Conference, 2015Herzog speaking at the Munich Security Conference, 2015Herzog with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 2021Herzog with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 2021Herzog with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, 2023Herzog with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, 2023Herzog with King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan, 30 March 2022Herzog with King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan, 30 March 2022Herzog with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in November 2022Herzog with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in November 2022Herzog and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev at the 60th Munich Security Conference, 16 February 2024Herzog and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev at the 60th Munich Security Conference, 16 February 2024

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  1. We are working, operating militarily in terms according to rules of international law, period. Unequivocally.

    Oct 11, 2023, From an interview with ITV News (11 October 2023), as cited in "Israeli president Isaac Herzog says Gazans could have risen up to fight, Own words

  2. The State of Israel will take all measures necessary to eliminate this clear and immediate danger to our citizens. Israel will overcome in the face of all challenges.

    Oct 7, 2023, "How the world reacted to shocking Hamas terrorist attack on Israel", The Jewish Chronicle (7 October 2023), Own words

  3. Today we saw the true face of Hamas. A terrorist army whose only goal is the cold-blooded murder of innocent men, women, and children.

    2023, 2023, Own words

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Born 22 September 1960, Isaac Herzog is the son of former president Chaim Herzog and trained as a lawyer. He entered government as Government Secretary from 1999 to 2001, then won a Knesset seat in 2003. Between 2005 and 2011 he cycled through ministerial posts, including a four-year stretch as Minister of Welfare and Social Services under Ehud Olmert and Benjamin Netanyahu. In 2013 he took the helm of the Labor Party and the Zionist Union alliance, becoming Leader of the Opposition and carrying Labor into the 2015 legislative election as its candidate for prime minister. He left the Knesset in 2018, and three years later won the 2021 presidential election. He was inaugurated 7 July 2021, the first president born in an independent Israel and the first to follow a parent into the post.

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Politicians
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Born 1960 · age 66

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