Search for Jewish Agency chair drags on as no candidate garners enough support

The Jewish Agency for Israel’s nominating committee announces the extension of the search process for a new chair of body after no candidate managed to garner enough votes to be named chair.

The committee has been working to select a new chair since the election of the previous chair, Isaac Herzog, as president of Israel in July.

In order to be awarded the nomination for the position of chair of the executive, a candidate must receive nine out of ten votes from the committee members.

“At the conclusion of today’s meeting of the nominating committee, all candidates were notified that none had received the votes needed for nomination and that the selection process is being extended until the most suitable candidate is found,” a Jewish agency spokesperson says.