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A displaced man who fled his village in south Lebanon lies next to his belongings on a sidewalk in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
'Israel is not at war with you'
Netanyahu urges Lebanese people to ‘join Israel’ in peace, reject Hezbollah and Iran
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Herzog makes similar appeal amid growing communications between Jerusalem and Beirut; IDF strikes said to kill 13 in south Lebanon, as army says it hit Hezbollah operatives, sites
A displaced man who fled his village in south Lebanon lies next to his belongings on a sidewalk in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
June 10, 2026, 10:32 pm
Netanyahu urges Lebanese people to ‘join Israel’ in peace, reject Hezbollah and Iran
Herzog makes similar appeal amid growing communications between Jerusalem and Beirut; IDF strikes said to kill 13 in south Lebanon, as army says it hit Hezbollah operatives, sites
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Screengrab of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with CNBC, June 3, 2026. (CNBC)
June 3, 2026, 8:23 pm
Netanyahu downplays row with Trump, says he and US leader agree on the ‘main things’
PM insists he and Trump have ‘great relationship,’ both agree that Hezbollah must be disarmed; also says Iran ‘playing with fire’ with attacks on Gulf, Israel ‘ready’ for fight
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Jewish men dance with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 28, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 2, 2026, 4:54 pm
More Israelis now define identity as ‘Jewish first’ amid shifting Diaspora ties, survey finds
Diaspora Ministry study shows a rise of Jewish identity and pride alongside a declining sense of responsibility for overseas Jews
By Zev Stub
A Basque police officer beats a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla upon their arrival at Bilbao Airport on May 23, 2026. (Idurre Etxaburu / AFP)
May 24, 2026, 9:26 pm
Thousands protest in Bilbao over Spanish police’s abuse of Gaza flotilla activists
Some 2,000 march in Basque city after cops filmed beating returning activists at airport; Israel summons Spanish diplomat for explanation of Madrid’s ‘hypocrisy’
By Reuters, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog speaks at a ceremony granting the Jerusalem Unity Prize, May 24, 2026. (Screenshot/GPO)
May 24, 2026, 8:04 pm
Herzog slams ‘brutish’ settler violence, appears to pan Ben Gvir over prisoner abuse
President says ‘anarchist mob’ now ‘threatens us all,’ Israel must ‘draw red lines’; far-right minister, responding, says anyone calling Israelis ‘brutes’ is ‘not fit to be president’
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog (right) with Somaliland’s first ambassador to Israel, Dr. Mohamed Hagi, during a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, May 18, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 18, 2026, 1:33 pm
First Somaliland ambassador in history presents credentials to Herzog
Dr. Mohamed Hagi, adviser to Somaliland’s president and architect of ties with Israel, to serve as top envoy; Herzog hails ‘important new partnership’ that will benefit region
By Lazar Berman
President Isaac Herzog attends an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 15, 2026, 11:10 am
Herzog scraps appearance at JTS after objection from pro-Palestinian students
President says unspecified ‘circumstances’ preventing his travel to Conservative Judaism flagship in New York; chancellor slams ‘public media spectacle’ around campus controversy
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog attends an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 13, 2026, 9:39 pm
Herzog calls on Netanyahu to accept his proposal for plea bargain talks
President says he believes ‘understandings and agreements’ are the only way to settle the issue, after attorney general agrees to talks but premier’s legal team keeps mum
By Jeremy Sharon
Actress Gal Gadot (R) and First Lady Michal Herzog speak on stage at the "Time to Talk" conference in Jerusalem, May 13, 2026 (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
May 13, 2026, 7:18 pm
‘Enough of the hatred’: Herzog, Gal Gadot call for dialogue at Jerusalem conference
A forum convened by the president to promote mutual respect in Israeli society included a rare appearance by Israel’s most famous actress
By Zev Stub
Portrait of Abraham Foxman, then national director of the Anti-Defamation League, May 7, 2009. (Miriam Alster/ Flash90/ File)
May 10, 2026, 10:45 pm
‘He pursued a world without hate’: Former Anti-Defamation League director Abe Foxman dies at 86
Successor Greenblatt hails Foxman, who served from 1987 to 2015, as ‘iconic Jewish leader, passionate advocate for the Jews and Israel’; Herzog mourns ‘Zionist, humanist, and friend’
By ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and JTA
President Isaac Herzog (left) attends an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Jacob Bardugo broadcasts outside a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2026. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
May 8, 2026, 11:40 pm
‘Everyone hates me now,’ Herzog reportedly wailed to Netanyahu confidant at secret meet
President said to have told Jacob Bardugo that he couldn’t pardon Netanyahu because PM did not admit guilt when submitting request; right-wing journalist told Herzog to ‘stop being a coward’
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog (right) with Chile’s President José Antonio Kast, May 8, 2026. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
May 8, 2026, 9:47 pm
Chile to return ambassador to Israel after more than two years
Right-wing president José Antonio Kast tells visiting Herzog he wants to restore ties, expand cooperation after sharp deterioration of diplomacy under leftist predecessor
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Left to right: President Isaac Herzog attends an event for outstanding soldiers in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends a state memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at the Knesset in Jerusalem on September 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
May 4, 2026, 9:43 am
Heeding Herzog, AG okays unconditional talks for plea deal in Netanyahu’s graft trial
Prime minister’s lawyers have yet to respond to president’s offer last week to host talks; Baharav-Miara previously rejected judge’s offer of nonbinding mediation
By ToI Staff
Left to right: President Isaac Herzog attends an event for outstanding soldiers in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends a state memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at the Knesset in Jerusalem on September 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
April 28, 2026, 11:13 pm
Herzog’s office invites Netanyahu’s lawyer, AG to discuss potential plea deal
President’s legal adviser says it would be in national interest to find an ‘arrangement’ to end PM’s trial, which resumed this week after pause due to Iran war; PM wants a pardon
By Jeremy Sharon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second right, and Israel's President Isaac Herzog, second left, attend a ceremony marking the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Israel Hayom via AP, Pool)
April 27, 2026, 3:28 am
Pushing a plea deal for Netanyahu, Herzog takes a risky bet on his pareve approach
The president is known for preferring quiet consensus building over bellicose bombast. That style just might resolve the festering issue of the PM’s trial — but it will likely fail, damaging public faith in him
By Ben Sales
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