Herman Berkovits

Herman Berkovits (; born 14 March 1947) is a Romanian-Israeli pediatrist, best known for being the personal physician of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He is the honorary consul of Romania in Israel. He also served as an honorary advisor to the Romanian Prime Ministers Viorica Dăncilă, Ludovic Orban, Florin Cîțu, Nicolae Ciucă and Marcel Ciolacu.

Early life in Romania Berkovits was born on March 14, 1947, in Târgu Lăpuș, in Romania. He graduated the Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1971, and then worked as a pediatrist in villages of the Maramureș and Suceava counties.

Career in Israel Berkovits emigrated with his family to Israel in 1975. He worked at the Bikur Cholim and Hadassah hospitals in Jerusalem, before opening his own clinic in 1985. When Netanyahu became Prime Minister, he nominated Berkovits to be his personal physician.

He maintains close ties to his native Romania and often visits the country. He said in an interview for the Romanian press that Netanyahu knows everything about Romania, thanks to him. He was decorated by Klaus Iohannis with the National Order of Merit, and he received the doctor honoris causa title from various universities in Romania. He declared that "The Gaza Strip is receiving energy and water from Israel. If we shut down the energy and water, we kill everyone out there. They do not understand that we are a strong country with fantastic technology and, of course, everything that is happening now, every wound, every hurt is a pain for us".