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Thursday, June 21, 2018
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
Jewish Agency asks Isaac Herzog to be its next chairman
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Jewish Agency asks Labor MK and Knesset opposition leader Isaac Herzog to be its next chairman in a letter sent earlier today to the lawmaker.
The move may spark a row with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has pushed for his Likud ally, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz, to be appointed to the position.
The Jewish Agency’s 120-member Board of Governors meets in Jerusalem on Sunday to vote on the next chairperson to replace the outgoing Natan Sharansky, who is retiring after nine years in the position.
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