Israel’s parliament is set to inaugurate Isaac Herzog on Wednesday as the nation’s president, a largely ceremonial position whose purpose is forge to national unity and serve as the country’s moral compass. Herzog, scion of a prominent Zionist family, will succeed Reuven Rivlin as Israel’s 11th president and is to hold office for a single seven-year term. His father, Chaim Herzog, served as president in the 1980s after a term as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, and his grandfather, Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, was the country’s first chief rabbi. That could become part of the national agenda if former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges, is ever convicted. Netanyahu was ousted from office after a 12-year stint as prime minister and now serves as opposition leader.

Source: Indian Express July 07, 2021 12:41 UTC