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Isaac Herzog

Head of state — Israel · Israel

Affiliated with State of Israel (government)

Government-funded research

President of Israel; quoted in this record on collective responsibility framing contested in genocide analyses.

Funding & financing

Government salary.

Affiliations

Ceremonial head of state; previously Labor party leader.

Disclosures & conflicts

Oct 2023 press remarks on collective responsibility in Gaza are cited by genocide plaintiffs and UN experts as intent evidence; Israeli government allies argue context was misread. Ceremonial presidency — not operational military command.

Credibility & caveats

Primary-source statement; disputed as evidence of genocidal intent.

On the record

Verbatim quotations in this project attributed to this person.

Cases in this record

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Sources & disclosures