Herzog calls on world leaders to back Israel in fight against ‘terrorist jihad’

President Isaac Herzog calls on world leaders to support Israel “in an uncompromising manner” as it fights against Iran.

“We are at a historic crossroads, for the entire Middle East — between a terrorist jihad that seeks to dominate the region and a horizon of partnership and peace, of the day after,” he says in a video address. “This is not our war alone, but of all those who seek a common future in our region.”

He stresses that the Iranian regime “has worked against us for generations, to kill us. It has worked to create global and regional terrorism, to spread antisemitism and hatred of Israel, and above all – to develop nuclear weapons — in order to realize its ambition to destroy Israel.”

He argues that the world knows “that nuclear weapons in the hands of a murderous ideology are a threat to humanity.”

Herzog returns to the theme he has prioritized throughout his tenure — national unity.

He calls on Israelis “to reach out and strengthen each other, to be considerate, to listen, to support — physically and emotionally, to enhance personal, community and national resilience — in Israel and in the Diaspora. To maintain Israeli cohesion. At this historic time, we must under no circumstances return to steps that tear us apart from within.”

בשעה הזאת אני מבקש לפנות אליכם – אחיותיי ואחיי – אל העם כולו. לפנות מלב אל לב – אל היושבים בממ"דים, במקלטים, בחדרי הביטחון; אל מי שאין להם מרחב מוגן סמוך; אל הרחוקים מביתם.

אכן, לא קלה דרכנו. אני גאה בכם וסומך עליכם. אין לי ספק – העם בישראל יתגבר וינצח כל אויב! מזמין אתכם לצפות… pic.twitter.com/Ms8wMpTDOm

— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) June 14, 2025