Isaac Herzog

Victims of terror honored at President's Residence

"You are all reluctant heroes. You have shown that despite this terrible tragedy, you have continued with your lives," said Herzog to the families of the victims.

People visit the graves of Israeli soldiers at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026, days before Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day).
The sixth edition of the annual Sharing Memories project for Holocaust remembrance, April 13, 2026

Meta launches sixth annual Sharing Memories Holocaust remembrance project

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials stand at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.

Netanyahu, officials lay wreaths after siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana lights memorial candles on Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Knesset entrance, Tuesday April, 14, 2026.

WATCH: Knesset holds annual ‘Every Person Has a Name’ ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day


World leaders and Israeli officials mark Holocaust Remembrance Day with calls to fight antisemitism

Some Israeli public figures did not make standalone Holocaust Remembrance Day statements, choosing instead to respond to current events in light of the solemn day. 

People view the exhibits at Yad Vashem on April 13, 2026.

WATCH: Israel ushers in Holocaust Remembrance Day under shadow of Iran threat

The day of commemoration is set to begin on Monday night with a prerecorded official state Remembrance Day ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum and memorial site.

Children explore the exhibits at Yad Vashem on April 13, 2026.

President Herzog to award Argentina's Javier Milei with Presidential Medal of Honor

The medal is awarded to those who have made an exceptional contribution to Israel or humanity through their talent, service, or other means, the President's Office said.

Argentinian President Javier Milei and Israeli President Isaac Herzog tour in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, February 8, 2024.

Israel to mark Holocaust remembrance, but ceremonies disrupted by Iran war

Despite a pause in Iranian missile salvos against Israel and a relaxation of Home Front safety regulations, Yad Vashem on Sunday confirmed that there would still be no live ceremony.

Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Israel’s hospitals are beginning to recognize, empower family caregivers

Family caregivers are crucial to treatment success, and Israeli hospitals are starting to provide recognition and help.

(From R) MALI RUBINSTEIN; Orit Horn; President Isaac Herzog; Galit Shebo Mahasri; and Prof. Pia Raanani.

Settler violence spikes amid Iran war, Herzog responds to Diaspora Jews' call for action

Diaspora Jews called on Herzog to advocate for change with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right ministers, who have not interceded to stop the violence.

Boys stand near graffiti, which Palestinians say was written by Israeli settlers, near Hebron.

Grapevine, March 27, 2026: A welcome break

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

Hundreds of Diaspora leaders call for action against ‘Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank’

“Mr. President, the terror, death, and destruction inflicted by Jewish-Israeli extremists against innocent Palestinians across the West Bank is an abomination,” says an open letter published Thursday

The scene where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by extremist Jewish settlers on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 23, 2026.

Herzog warns Europe ‘you’re next,’ blasts UK's Keir Starmer over Iran terror response

Herzog said that a change inside Iran was a desirable outcome, though he stopped short of defining it as a formal objective.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog criticized Britain’s prime minister for what he described as a feeble response to Iranian terror  in an interview with StandWithUs Israel executive director Michael Dickson at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. March 25, 2026.

A celebration of giving in Jerusalem

The President and First Lady Join Arava Doron’s Bat Mitzvah Initiative

President and First Lady join Bat Mitzvah initiative