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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

Eyal Karim

Col. Sharon Itach, head of the Home Front Command's Haifa district in an undated official photo. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 17, 2023, 4:47 pm
Israel appoints first military attaché to Morocco
Col. Sharon Itach, of Moroccan origin, selected by IDF chief as defense ties with North African nation grow
By Emanuel Fabian
Imam Baker Assaf speaks at the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, New Jersey, February 22, 2019 (MEMRI screenshot)
March 30, 2019, 7:56 pm
NJ imam claims IDF chief rabbi condoned rape of Palestinian women
Baker Assaf calls on Muslims to hate ‘Zionism’ rather than Jews, says Islam won’t accept gays but won’t ‘kick anybody off the Empire State Building’
By ToI Staff
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef attends the cornerstone laying ceremony for Nezer HaTalmud Yeshiva in Beitar Illit on September 19, 2016. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
January 22, 2018, 1:43 pm
Amid women’s enlistment row, army nixes meet with chief rabbi
Chief of staff reportedly orders IDF chief rabbi to cancel scheduled sit-down with Israel’s Sephardi chief rabbi over criticism of mixed-gender units
By ToI Staff
Naomi Chazan
December 5, 2016, 2:11 pm
Naomi Chazan
Religion plus nationalism spawns sexism
Societal forces are unleashing the baser instincts of those in charge, making sexual harassment by higher-ups rampant
Rabbi Eyal Karim attends a State Control committee meeting, in the Israeli parliament, on September 13, 2010. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
December 2, 2016, 8:10 am
Karim sworn in as IDF chief rabbi, after rocky nomination process
Ceremony comes days after High Court, petitioners accept his explanation of controversial statements on rape, women soldiers
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Eyal Karim attends a State Control committee meeting, in the Israeli parliament, on September 13, 2010. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
November 28, 2016, 7:26 pm
After he apologizes, court clears nomination of IDF chief rabbi
Decision to unfreeze posting of Eyal Karim comes after he explains controversial statements and Meretz MKs withdraw objection; expected to be sworn in on Thursday
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Eyal Karim attends a State Control committee meeting, in the Israeli parliament, on September 13, 2010. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
November 27, 2016, 11:30 pm
Meretz MKs withdraw petition against IDF chief rabbi nominee
After apology from Col. Eyal Karim, left-wing lawmakers remove High Court obstacle to appointment, praise his clarified ethical message
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Eyal Karim attends a State Control committee meeting, in the Israeli parliament, on September 13, 2010. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
November 23, 2016, 8:45 pm
IDF chief rabbi-designate: I never claimed rape was acceptable in wartime
In written statement to High Court, Col. Eyal Karim apologizes for lack clarity in decade-old comments, any offense they caused
By ToI Staff
The female soldiers of the Jordan Lions Battalion during their swearing-in ceremony in February 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit.)
November 22, 2016, 4:36 pm
Sisters (up) in arms
Some nasty comments from old generals (and a possible future IDF chief rabbi) bring the issue of female fighters in the IDF to the fore — too bad almost everyone weighing in is a man
By Joshua Davidovich
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting in Istanbul, Monday, Nov. 21, 2016. (Kayhan Ozer, Presidential Press Service, Pool photo via AP)
November 21, 2016, 2:20 pm
Erdogan to Israeli TV: I know Hitler comparison offensive, but it fits
Turkish president also defends Hamas, press crackdown; Polish PM’s motorcade in Jerusalem pile-up; security minister Gilad Erdan predicts no violence if Amona razed, claims mosque quieting bill unneeded
By Joshua Davidovich
Col. Eyal Karim on April 21, 2016 (Diana Khananashvili/Defense Ministry)
November 21, 2016, 1:28 pm
High Court freezes IDF chief rabbi nomination over rape comments
Responding to petition by Meretz MKs, court demands Col. Eyal Karim clarify his stance before assuming the post
By Marissa Newman
Col. Eyal Karim on April 21, 2016 (Diana Khananashvili/Defense Ministry)
August 2, 2016, 6:48 pm
Meretz urges High Court to nix appointment of new IDF chief rabbi
Left-wing party launches legal challenge against nomination of Col. Eyal Karim, who apparently condoned rape in wartime
By ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot visits troops during drills, June 22, 2016. (Yahav Trudler/IDF Spokesperson/Flash90)
July 26, 2016, 11:18 pm
IDF chief blasts political interference in army affairs
Eisenkot tells Knesset defense committee that the biggest threat to the military is waning public approval
By Stuart Winer
Watching soldiers at an army ceremony at the Western Wall (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/ Flash 90 )
July 14, 2016, 4:00 pm
Thursday the rabbi saved his job
The Hebrew media offers up various interpretations for the decision to stem the IDF chief rabbi controversy
By Raoul Wootliff
Rabbi Col. Eyal Karim (left), nominated to become IDF chief rabbi, sits next to his predecessor, Brig. Gen. Rafi Peretz, on April 21, 2016 (Diana Khananashvili/Defense Ministry)
July 13, 2016, 4:52 pm
Amid protests, IDF chief sticks with controversial top rabbi pick
Lawmakers feud over nomination of Eyal Karim after his contentious statements come to light seeming to condone rape during wartime, oppose drafting of women
By Raoul Wootliff
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