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84 shares Chairman of the Jewish Agency Isaac Herzog at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, February 18, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90) Jewish Agency chairman and former Labor Party chief Isaac Herzog formally announced his candidacy Wednesday to become Israel’s next president, ahead of a midnight deadline. Activist Miriam Peretz, a recipient of the 2018 Israel Prize who lost two of her sons during their IDF combat services, also announced her candidacy, while another hopeful said he was dropping out of the race. The election for the presidency is warming up, with candidates having until Wednesday night at midnight to submit the signatures of at least ten Knesset members in order to formally file their candidacy.

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