![FILE - In this Monday, March 27, 2017, file photo, Isaac Herzog speaks at the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington. The Israeli parliament on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, is set to choose the country's next president, a largely figurehead position that is meant to serve as the nation's moral compass and promote unity. Two candidates are running — Herzog, a veteran politician and scion of a prominent Israeli family, and Miriam Peretz, an educator who is seen as a down-to-earth outsider. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JZQRRJTDAZNUC4TVITUPASK5KA.jpg?smart=true&auth=3b4b04f0ef494a0edf27cd732bb9ca395da05c8e4761c025498e088f8c70495a&width=400&height=225)
Isaac Herzog speaks at the AIPAC Policy Conference, Washington, in 2017. AP Photo
Isaac Herzog speaks at the AIPAC Policy Conference, Washington, in 2017. AP Photo
Israeli legislators elect Isaac Herzog for next president
Two candidates ran for the largely figurehead position of Israeli president
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02 June, 2021