Liberman aide steps down so his mom can help pick next IDF head

A senior aide to Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman has been forced to step down from his position in order to allow his mother to serve on a vetting committee responsible for approving the next IDF chief of staff and chief of police.

Yisrael Einhorn served as a senior digital media and public opinion adviser to Liberman. There were concerns that Einhorn’s ties to the defense minister could represent a conflict of interest for his mother, Prof. Talia Einhorn, who was tapped to join the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee.

“Defense Minister Liberman told Einhorn that he sadly, but understandably accepts his decision,” Liberman’s office says.

The government was forced to find new members for the vetting committee, which is meant to approve the next IDF chief of staff by year’s end, after two original members were accused of having conflicts of interest.

— Judah Ari Gross