{"id":127968,"date":"2026-02-09T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=127968"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:07:09","slug":"12-05-117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=127968","title":{"rendered":"Bondi visit leads Herzog\u2019s Australia trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/jns-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/bondi-visit-leads-herzogs-australia-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bondi visit leads Herzog\u2019s Australia trip<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>JNS Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Israeli President Isaac Herzog began his visit at Bondi Beach, honoring the victims of December\u2019s terrorist attack.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/me.jnsi.org\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HAsEO1AagAAKQJD-1320x880.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Israeli President Isaac Herzog and first lady Michal Herzog lay stones of remembrance brought from Jerusalem at Bondi Pavilion in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 9, 2026. Photo by Maayan Toaf\/GPO.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israeli President Isaac Herzog began his&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/israels-president-to-visit-down-under-next-week\/\">visit<\/a>&nbsp;to Australia on Monday at Bondi Beach, the scene of December\u2019s antisemitic&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/after-the-massacre-two-heroes-at-bondi-look-back-and-forward\/\">terrorist attack<\/a>&nbsp;during a Chanukah celebration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cOn behalf of the State of Israel, I pay tribute to all 15 victims murdered in the deadliest terror attack in Australian history,\u201d Herzog wrote on X following his visit to the popular beach town east of Sydney. \u201cFrom here at Bondi, I embrace the bereaved families, pray for a speedy recovery for all those injured, and express my deepest gratitude to all those heroes who saved innocent lives under fire.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=JNS_org&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2020713439098790250&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jns.org%2Fbondi-visit-leads-herzogs-australia-trip%2F&amp;sessionId=5ac32b4d100a893e375e51140bca6a1ef9529707&amp;siteScreenName=JNS_org&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" width=\"650\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2020713439098790250\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cStanding here at Bondi\u2014an iconic symbol of Australian life, now scarred by the December 14th massacre\u2014I embrace our Australian Jewish sisters and brothers still reeling from this trauma,\u201d the president continued. \u201cI also reach out to the wonderful people of Australia who have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Australian Jews in the aftermath of the attack.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">His visit, at the invitation of Governor-General Sam Mostyn, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Australian Jewish community, includes meetings with senior officials and Jewish community leaders across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">First lady Michal Herzog is joining him on the five-day visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">He is the first Israeli head of state to visit Australia since Reuven Rivlin in 2020. Herzog\u2019s father, Chaim Herzog, also visited Australia as Israel\u2019s president in 1986.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a statement, Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said Herzog\u2019s visit \u201cwill lift the spirits of a pained community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Anti-Israel activists held demonstrations in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday to protest&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/australian-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-israeli-president\/\">Herzog\u2019s visit<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cMy visit to Australia, to all of you, is one of solidarity, strength and sincere friendship from the State of Israel and the people of Israel,\u201d Herzog said. \u201cTogether, we must confront the evils of antisemitism, extremism and terror here in Australia and around the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bondi visit leads Herzog\u2019s Australia trip JNS Staff Israeli President Isaac Herzog began his visit at Bondi Beach, honoring the victims of December\u2019s terrorist attack. 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