Israeli president will meet with prime minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra and travel to Melbourne as pro-Palestine supporters stage protests

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Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, has arrived in Sydney for a four-day trip to Australia to speak to survivors of the Bondi terror attack and the victims’ families.

In a post on X, the Israeli embassy said Herzog and his wife, Michal Herzog, were met by Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, after their plane touched down in Sydney on Monday. “Welcome to Australia, President Isaac Herzog!” the embassy said.