The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/chaim-herzog/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:31:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Chaim Herzog | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/chaim-herzog/ 32 32 Dublin city councilors accuse ‘Zionist lobby’ of quashing proposal to rename Herzog Park https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublin-city-councilors-accuse-zionist-lobby-of-quashing-proposal-to-rename-herzog-park/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:45:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3703082 While the City Council voted Monday to table the measure for now, Irish Jews express concern over 'palpable hatred' voiced during the debate

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]]> Dublin halts plans to rename city’s Herzog Park after accusations of antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublin-halts-plans-to-rename-citys-herzog-park-after-accusations-of-antisemitism/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:34:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3701664&preview=true&preview_id=3701664 Council chief refers matter back to committee, after proposal called out by Irish PM, drew charges of antisemitism from Israel and local Jewish community

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]]> Irish government slams Dublin plan to remove name of Chaim Herzog from city park https://www.timesofisrael.com/irish-government-slams-dublin-plan-to-remove-name-of-chaim-herzog-from-city-park/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 22:39:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3700880&preview=true&preview_id=3700880 Foreign minister says move 'has no place in our inclusive republic'; country's chief rabbi says renaming park would 'send a painful message of isolation to our small community'

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]]> Dublin City Council to vote on renaming Herzog Park after anti-Israel campaign https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublin-city-council-to-vote-on-renaming-herzog-park-after-anti-israel-campaign/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:49:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3700614 Irish Jewish activist blasts 'blatant attempt to erase Irish-Jewish history'; office of his son, current Israeli president, says move 'would be a regrettable and shameful act'

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]]> Daily Briefing July 20: Pres. Herzog to US Congress: ‘Let’s elevate our partnership’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-july-20-pres-herzog-to-us-congress-lets-elevate-our-partnership/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:18:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3055128 US bureau chief Jacob Magid and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman discuss the Israeli president's address to a joint session, meeting with US President Joe Biden, and reactions

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]]> Sinn Féin, Gaelic and boxing: Biden and Herzog connect over Irish heritage https://www.timesofisrael.com/sinn-fein-gaelic-and-boxing-biden-and-herzog-connect-over-irish-heritage/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:25:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2799627 In warm visit, presidents reference joint ancestral ties in public speeches and private meeting

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]]> Leaders of US, PA, UAE and Bahrain offer condolences to Herzog over mother’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/leaders-of-us-pa-uae-and-bahrain-offer-condolences-to-herzog-over-mothers-death/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:23:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2682378&preview=true&preview_id=2682378 Putin, Erdogan, Jordan's Abdullah, Egypt's Sissi, Spanish king, presidents of Singapore, Georgia and Greece also among the many reaching out to mourning Israeli president

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]]> ‘A pioneer’: Aura Herzog, wife of one president, mother of a second, laid to rest https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-pioneer-aura-herzog-wife-of-one-president-mother-of-a-second-laid-to-rest/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:23:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2682104&preview=true&preview_id=2682104 In eulogy, Isaac Herzog says his mother’s great loves were her family, Israel and ‘good taste, aesthetics… and understanding the big wide world’

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]]> Aura Herzog, wife to one Israeli president and mother to a second, dies at 97 https://www.timesofisrael.com/aura-herzog-wife-and-mother-to-two-israeli-presidents-dies-at-97/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:26:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2680580 Politicians laud 'pioneering' woman who devoted herself to public service; she took part in Israel's War of Independence and was a social and environmental activist

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]]> ‘Obsessive anti-Israel bias’: Erdan rips up human rights report at UN podium https://www.timesofisrael.com/obsessive-anti-israel-bias-erdan-rips-up-human-rights-report-at-un-podium/ Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:07:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2640993 Envoy says report by UNHRC belongs in 'the dustbin of antisemitism,' notes Israel has been targeted in 95 resolutions compared to 142 against all other countries combined

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]]> Herzog given virtual NFT copy of dad’s presidential oath of office https://www.timesofisrael.com/herzog-given-virtual-nft-copy-of-dads-presidential-oath-of-office/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:19:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2578592 Knesset presents encrypted digital image of his father to 'visibly moved' new president

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]]> Pandemic withers immigration by nearly 40% https://www.timesofisrael.com/pandemic-withers-immigration-by-nearly-40-report/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:53:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2457663 Jewish Agency says about 20,000 olim will have arrived by year's end, over half from former Soviet Union countries; last year, 33,247 came

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]]> Former justice minister Yaakov Neeman dies at 77 https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-justice-minister-yaakov-neeman-dies-at-77/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 19:30:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1531851 Lawyer and politician who served under Netanyahu remembered as expert jurist who could find compromise, Torah scholar

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]]> 1975 anti-Semitism speech to UN even more relevant today, UK historian says https://www.timesofisrael.com/1975-anti-semitism-speech-to-un-even-more-relevant-today-uk-historian-says/ Tue, 09 Feb 2016 13:09:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1336029 40 years after UN's infamous anti-Israel resolution, new efforts to delegitimize Israel show 'secret, hidden anti-Semitism growing,' warns Simon Sebag Montefiore

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]]> Clip shows far-right wedding-goers celebrating Duma killings https://www.timesofisrael.com/clip-shows-far-right-wedding-goers-celebrating-dawabsha-killings/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:07:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1308390 Israeli youngsters, said to be friends of detainees in deadly firebombing, stab photo of 18-month-old victim; wave firebombs, rifles and knives at Jerusalem event

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