{"id":529631,"date":"2026-07-07T14:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/529631\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:04:08","slug":"israels-president-isaac-herzog-meets-with-rahm-emanuel-on-future-with-palestinians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/529631\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel’s President Isaac Herzog meets with Rahm Emanuel on future with Palestinians"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former US ambassador to Japan<\/a> Rahm Emanuel met President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on Tuesday, saying afterward that Israel\u2019s security needs, the Arab world\u2019s desire for regional stability, and the Palestinian people\u2019s aspiration for self-determination could be combined in a \u201chistoric agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Herzog<\/a> hosted Emanuel at the President\u2019s Residence, where the two discussed the strategic relationship between Israel and the United States, continued cooperation between the two countries, and Israel\u2019s standing in the international arena.<\/p>\n

Emanuel, a prominent Democratic figure, served as US ambassador to Japan, White House chief of staff under former president Barack Obama, and mayor of Chicago<\/a>. His visit came days after the United States marked 250 years since its independence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pleased to host Rahm Emanuel today at the President\u2019s Residence in Jerusalem,\u201d Herzog said following the meeting. \u201cI congratulated him and the American people on the 250th anniversary of the independence<\/a> of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Herzog said he stressed the importance of maintaining broad bipartisan support in the United States for the US-Israel relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our conversation, I emphasized the importance of preserving the broad support, from both sides of the political map in the United States, for the special relationship between Israel and the United States, a partnership that strengthens and contributes to both countries,\u201d Herzog said.<\/p>\n

Emanuel said he was honored to meet Herzog in Jerusalem, describing the president as a longtime acquaintance and a leader committed to the US-Israel alliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have known him for many years, and he is a man of values and principles who attaches deep importance to the alliance between Israel and the United States,\u201d Emanuel said.<\/p>\n

Emanuel also warned against repeating approaches that he said had failed Israelis and Palestinians in the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeither security nor peace can be built on mutual blame or on repeating past failures,\u201d he said. \u201cThis approach has failed both Israelis and Palestinians.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the region now faced an opportunity to bring together the interests of multiple sides.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aspiration of the Arab world for regional stability, Israel\u2019s need for security, and the Palestinian people\u2019s aspiration for self-determination can be integrated within the framework of a historic agreement,\u201d Emanuel said. \u201cThis is the way forward, a path that respects the aspirations and interests of all sides, while demanding responsibility from all sides.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel met President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on Tuesday, saying afterward that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529632,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,2894,46,1437,3794,43,2200,2586],"class_list":["post-529631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-il","tag-isaac-herzog","tag-israel","tag-japan","tag-jerusalem","tag-news","tag-palestinians","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}