Israel – Israel swears in Isaac Herzog as 11th president (Al Jazeera)

Isaac Herzog pledged to heal deep divisions in Israeli society as he took the oath of office to become Israel’s 11th president.

With one hand on a Torah before the Knesset – Israel’s parliament – Herzog, 60, assumed on Wednesday the largely ceremonial position designed to serve as the country’s moral compass.

Israel swears in Isaac Herzog as 11th president | Politics News | Al Jazeera

Herzog was elected to the presidency by the Knesset last month [Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP]