Isaac Herzog Quotes

Isaac "Bougie" Herzog is an Israeli politician who has been serving as the 11th president of Israel since 2021. He is the first president to be born in Israel after its Declaration of Independence.

Son of former Israeli president Chaim Herzog, he is a lawyer by profession and had served as Government Secretary from 1999 to 2001. He was a member of the Knesset from 2003 to 2018. He has held several ministerial posts between 2005 and 2011, including serving as Minister of Welfare and Social Services from 2007 to 2011 under prime ministers Ehud Olmert and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Herzog had served as Chairman of the Labor Party and the Zionist Union alliance from 2013 to 2017. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2013 to 2018 and was the Labor Party candidate for prime minister during the 2015 Israeli legislative election. Herzog was elected in the 2021 Israeli presidential election and was inaugurated on 7 July 2021. He is the first son of an Israeli president to become president himself. Wikipedia  

✵ 22. September 1960
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“The Iranian nuclear threat must be neutralized once and for all, with or without an agreement. Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons capabilities.”

Source: Isaac Herzog (2021) cited in " Iran must be stopped from obtaining a nuclear bomb, with or without deal - Herzog https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-689474" on The Jerusalem Post, 22 December 2021.

“Glass ceilings are being smashed every day in Israel, and I'm proud that during my time in the President's Residence, another one is being broken by a worthy and promising officer.”

Source: Isaac Herzog (2021) cited in " Israeli president’s pick for military secretary makes history https://www.jns.org/israeli-presidents-pick-for-military-secretary-makes-history/" on Jewish News Syndicate, 21 December 2021.

“I think that it is very important to protect our Israeli and Jewish identity. It's not simple. We live in a very diverse world, but part of a person's ability to develop is having an identity that you believe in and belong to.”

Source: Isaac Herzog (2021) cited in " Israel’s president to Palo Alto students: Check out Hebrew TikTok https://www.jweekly.com/2021/12/20/israels-president-to-palo-alto-students-check-out-hebrew-tiktok/" on The Jewish News of Northern California, 20 December 2021.

“Indeed, we both (Israel and Bahrain) want, above all, regional peace and mutual prosperity.”

Source: Isaac Herzog (2021) cited in " Herzog wishes Bahrain's king happy national day https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/herzog-wishes-bahrains-king-happy-national-day-688999" on The Jerusalem Post, 16 December 2021.

“We have to continue dreaming of peace.”

Source: Isaac Herzog (2021) cited in " On 'Gassing the Arabs' and other diseases: Is Israel a 'Sick Society'? https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211206-on-gassing-the-arabs-and-other-diseases-is-israel-a-sick-society/" on Middle East Monitor, 6 December 2021.

“The historic connection of Jews to Hebron, to the tomb of the patriarch, to the heritage of the patriarchs and matriarchs is unquestionable. Recognition of this connection must be beyond all controversy.”

Source: Isaac Herzog (2021) cited in " Lighting candle at Hebron shrine, Herzog says Jewish connection is 'unquestionable' https://www.timesofisrael.com/lighting-candle-at-hebron-shrine-herzog-says-jewish-connection-is-unquestionable/" on The Times of Israel, 28 November 2021.

“My mission, the mission of my term, is to do everything in order to rebuild hope.”

Source: Isaac Herzog (2021) cited in " Israel swears in Isaac Herzog as 11th president https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/7/israel-swears-in-isaac-herzog-as-11th-president" on Aljazeera, 7 July 2021.

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