In June 2018 Herzog was unanimously elected chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel . Herzog marked bridging the gap between the Jewish people and the State of Israel as one of his objectives . In an interview on Ynet news , Herzog stated that he views intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews as a plague to which there must be a solution . On October 24 , 2018 , Herzog led a resolution to reaffirm the Jewish Agency 's Board of Governors ' commitment to the principles of a democratic Israel as emerging from the Declaration of Independence . Following the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting , Herzog expressed his concern from the rising anti-Semitism all over the world . In the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the European Parliament in Brussels he urged the leaders of European countries to fight anti-Semitism and to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance ’s definition of anti-Semitism . In March 2019 the Jewish Agency became the first public institution in Israel to help employees finance surrogacy services abroad so that they can become parents ( this includes gay and single parents )
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Isaac Herzog