STORY: Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, struck an affirmative tone in a message relating to the escalating demonstrations across U.S. campuses by those who oppose Israel's war in Gaza.
The protests have been headline news in Israel, which has long looked to the United States for cross-partisan support.
Last week, conservative Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned what he described as "antisemitic mobs" on American college campuses, which he said were reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s.
