Michal Herzog

President Herzog honors 120 outstanding soldiers in pre-recorded Independence Day ceremony

Officials said the decision to pre-record the event was made in light of the ongoing ceasefire and the broader security situation, with attendance limited to the soldiers’ families.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
President Isaac Herzog and IDF chif Eyal Zamir seen during the annual Independence Day ceremony honoring outstanding soldiers that aired on April 22, 2026.
Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog

Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

First Lady Michal Herzog warns of declining female representation, highlights mental health advocacy, and calls for global action against sexual violence in conflict

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President and First Lady join Bat Mitzvah initiative

A celebration of giving in Jerusalem

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

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
President Isaac Herzog visits the site of an Iranian missile hit in Rishon Lezion, March 16, 2026.

WATCH: 'Weapon of the weak': Herzog visits Rishon Lezion missile impact site, damaged residence

President Herzog visited Rishon Lezion and Zarzir after Iranian missile hits, condemned Iran’s brutality, and praised Israeli unity against shared threats.

|ByJAMES GENN

First Lady Michal Herzog slams global women's rights organizations for failure to act

Michal Herzog said that Israeli and Jewish women felt "betrayed by the deafening silence" of human and women's rights organizations around the world, which chose not to respond to or address Oct.7.

FEBRUARY 23, 2024ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
(L-R) Michal Herzog and President Isaac Herzog light Hanukkah candles with family members of people taken hostage in Gaza., at Hostage Square in Jerusalem.

Deborah Lipstadt: Only difference between previous rapes, Oct. 7 is Jews

Lipstadt said that she was “amazed” how far the denial of Hamas’s sexual violence reached and other October 7 atrocities.

FEBRUARY 16, 2024ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
The United States Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks during a press conference during a meeting of Special Envoys and Coordinators on Combatting Antisemitism on January 30, 2023 in Berlin.

Israel's Michal Herzog, UN's Patten unite against sexual violence in conflict

In a call to action, Under-Secretary Patten urged survivors, families of victims, and witnesses to break the silence, emphasizing that silence only empowers the perpetrators.

JANUARY 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's First Lady Michal Herzog meets with United Nations officials on January 30, 2024

First Lady Michal Herzog talks amid Israel-Hamas war - interview

The conversation revolved around the realities of the war with Hamas, the lack of world response to the violence against Israeli women, and her priorities as first lady at a time of great need.

JANUARY 4, 2024ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
The Media Line's Felice Friedson and Israeli first lady Michal Herzog, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Jan. 2, 2024

Back to school in pictures: Israel's prominent figures go to class

Israel's students and their parents and leaders all went back to school on Friday, kicking off the 2023-2024 school year.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Parents prepare their child for the first day of school in Israel, on September 1, 2023.

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska to visit Israel next week

Herzog, the wife of President Isaac Herzog, met Zelenska at the coronation of England's King Charles III earlier this year.

JUNE 12, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska arrives for a reception hosted by Britain's King Charles, for overseas guests attending his coronation at Buckingham Palace in London, Britan, May 5, 2023.