Published: 4 June 2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Herzog defeated Miriam Peretz in 87 to 27 vote; 'boring' president may be just what the polarised country needs
Isaac Herzog elected 11th President of the State of Israel by wide margin (Jerusalem Post)
Herzog defeated Miriam Peretz in 87 to 27 vote, becoming first son of a president to become president
As drama swirls in Israeli politics, Herzog may be the 'boring' president the country needs (Haaretz)
ALISON KAPLAN SOMMER: Herzog’s centrist, soft-spoken, “no drama” persona has sometimes felt out of place on Israel’s stormy and fractured political battlefield. His unwillingness to draw blood in pitched power struggles has often frustrated his political allies, who labelled him a charisma-deprived bore.
But at this particular moment, he may be exactly what Israel needs.
Photo: President-elect Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal (Ronen Zvulun)
