Isaac Herzog to confer Medal of Honor on Jewish leaders who aided Israel - Israel News - The Jerusalem Post

President Isaac Herzog announced on Monday that he will confer the President’s Medal of Honor, Israel’s highest civilian award, to eight Jewish and non-Jewish leaders who have contributed to the State of Israel and the Jewish people worldwide.

Herzog personally notified each of the awardees, and his conversations noted his own lifelong belief that all of Israel – namely all of the Jewish people – are responsible for one another and that Jewish communities and the State of Israel share a common destiny.