Speeches

President Herzog’s Address on Israel’s Memorial Day 2026

On April 20, 2026, President Isaac Herzog addressed the official state ceremony on the eve of Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terror at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The following is an English translation of his speech:

President Herzog’s Address on Yom HaShoah 2026

President Herzog’s speech at a major Jewish community event during his official visit to Australia

President Herzog’s Address at Yeshiva University in New York

On December 7, 2025, President Isaac Herzog addressed the 101st Annual Hanukkah Dinner of Yeshiva University in New York, where he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate.

״Zionism as a Method of Diversity״ – Article for SAPIR Journal, VOLUME 16, WINTER 2025

Article for Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas

UN General Assembly Special Session -International Holocaust Memorial Day

Excerpts from President Isaac Herzog’s remarks at the Second Ashmoret Conference, January 24, 2023 (2 Tevet 5783)

President Isaac Herzog’s speech during a visit to Taibe (excerpt), 31 October 2021

keywords: צמיחה, טייבה, חברה ערבית

President Isaac Herzog’s speech at the memorial ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the Kafr Qasim tragedy, 29 October 2021

keywords: כפר קאסם, סליחה, אזכרה, חברה ערבית

President Isaac Herzog’s speech at an event for the outgoing Israeli delegation to Glasgow COP26, 25 October 2021

keywords: אקלים, מצב חירום, שיתופי פעולה

President Isaac Herzog’s speech at the official memorial ceremony for Yitzhak Rabin on Mount Herzl, marking 26 years since his murder, 28 October 2021

keywords: אזכרה, יצחק רבין, אלימות והסתה, דמוקרטיה

President Isaac Herzog’s speech at the Malmö International Holocaust Remembrance Forum, 13 October 2021

keywords: אנטישמיות, הכחשת שואהת

President Isaac Herzog’s speech at the 80th-anniversary memorial ceremony for the Babi Yar Massacre, 6 October 2021

President Isaac Herzog’s speech at the memorial ceremony for the Ninth President of the State of Israel, the late Shimon Peres, 4 October 2021

keywords: אזכרה, טקס ממלכתי, שמעון פרס

President Isaac Herzog’s speech at the JFNA General Assembly, 15 September 2021 (excerpt)

keywords: יהדות התפוצות