Isaac Herzog is set to make a high-stakes call: who gets first shot at forming a coalition after Israel’s inconclusive election.
November 5, 2026 at 12:42 p.m. ESTYesterday at 12:42 p.m. EST
Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a meeting with the German chancellor in Jerusalem on Dec. 6. (Abir Sultan/AFP/Getty Images)
Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s largely ceremonial position comes with one key role. And it starts now.
The job of the nonexecutive president, as opposed to that of the prime minister, is mostly symbolic:signing laws (that he can’t veto), swearing in judges and greeting visiting heads of state.
