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Monday, October 13, 2025
Welcoming Trump’s visit to Israel, Herzog tells him, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’
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Greeting US President Donald Trump at Ben Gurion Airport alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a short time ago, President Isaac Herzog told the American leader “Blessed are the peacemakers,” according to Herzog’s office.
In a post on X cheering Trump’s visit, Herzog adds jubilantly: “The Israeli people welcome you with so much love and so much gratitude! Thank you for all you have done to bring our hostages home! Thank you for your commitment to building a better future of peace in our region! God bless Israel! God bless America!”
Herzog’s office announced earlier today that he would be awarding Trump Israel’s highest civilian honor.
Trump is now on his way to the Knesset with Netanyahu, where the two will hold a meeting and speak with families of the hostages before the president’s scheduled address to the legislative body.
Welcome to Israel, @POTUS @realDonaldTrump! ????????????????
The Israeli people welcome you with so much love and so much gratitude!
Thank you for all you have done to bring our hostages home! Thank you for your commitment to building a better future of peace in our region! God bless… pic.twitter.com/T4jAUI8Qx7
— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) October 13, 2025
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