Herzog Tells Europe: Reject Israel Boycotts During Romania Visit

President Isaac Herzog used a Monday state visit to Bucharest to urge European leaders to reject boycotts and sanctions against Israel, saying threats will not advance peace but dialogue will. Herzog met Romanian President Nicusor Dan at the Cotroceni Palace after memorial events marking 85 years since the Iasi pogrom, and thanked Romania for standing with Israel after the October 7 massacre. He framed Israel's war as part of a wider struggle against Iran and its terror proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Herzog also welcomed the new Israel-Lebanon memorandum as a possible cornerstone for peace if Hezbollah is constrained.