Turkish president tells his Israeli counterpart he heard 'wonderful things' about former first lady Aura Herzog; phone call comes amid thaw in countries' relations

Putin, Erdogan, Jordan's Abdullah, Egypt's Sissi, Spanish king, presidents of Singapore, Georgia and Greece also among the many reaching out to mourning Israeli president

In eulogy, Isaac Herzog says his mother’s great loves were her family, Israel and ‘good taste, aesthetics… and understanding the big wide world’

Diplomacy reporter Lazar Berman casts an eye on the USIEA and the race to head JAFI; news editor Amy Spiro updates us on the Western Wall and Israel's 1st Orthodox figure skater

Politicians laud 'pioneering' woman who devoted herself to public service; she took part in Israel's War of Independence and was a social and environmental activist