Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIsaac Herzog at the President's Residence last year. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90As part of a unique dialogue initiative for groups on both sides of the divide, President Isaac Herzog demanded that bereaved families and others sign confidentiality agreements before they meet with him. Mothers of soldiers, protesters and families of former hostages say he's obsessed by criticism from Netanyahu supportersBar Peleg12:22 AM • June 01 2026 IDTIn January, with the 27-month hostage crisis all but over, relatives of hostages and survivors of captivity visited President Isaac Herzog at his residence in Jerusalem. The topic: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for a pardon in his corruption trial, and whether Israel would form a state commission of inquiry to examine the failures that led up to October 7.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Isaac HerzogCease-fire/hostage release talksHamas hostagesIsrael protestJudicial coupBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahGazaIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastNDAs and No Phones: How Israel's President Keeps Talks With Citizens Under WrapsIsrael Can't Refute UN Allegations of Sexual Abuse From Behind Closed DoorsHaaretz CartoonReport: Images Show Iran Clearing Missile Facilities Buried in StrikesSupreme Court Demands Justice Minister Convene Judicial Appointments PanelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsNetanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesPentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War