Isaac Herzog adjusting his glasses
‘An immense responsibility ​rests upon us,’ Isaac Herzog said. Photograph: Debbie Hill/UPI/Shutterstock
‘An immense responsibility ​rests upon us,’ Isaac Herzog said. Photograph: Debbie Hill/UPI/Shutterstock
Herzog to meet Israeli election rivals as decision nears on path to power

President calls on all parties to help avoid new election after Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs fell short of majority

Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, was due to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, on Thursday with less than a week left before he decides which of the two men should first try to form a government.