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- ↑ Pace, Eric (18 April 1997). "Chaim Herzog, Former Israeli President, Dies at 78". The New York Times . Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ Ferber, Alona (9 March 2015). "The Herzog Family Tree: Israel's Answer to the Kennedys". Haaretz . Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ Cashman, Greer Fay (25 April 2012). "All in the family:The legacy of Labor MK Isaac Herzog runs deep". The Jerusalem Post . Retrieved 6 June 2016.