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Isaac Herzog will head Jewish Agency for Israel despite opposition from Benjamin Netanyahu
The board is due to meet on Sunday in Jerusalem to make the final decision
June 22, 2018 09:00
The board is due to meet on Sunday in Jerusalem to make the final decision
June 22, 2018 09:00Isaac Herzog is expected to replace Natan Sharansky as the head of the Jewish Agency for Israel, despite the opposition of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
If approved by the agency’s Board of Governors, Mr Herzog, Israel’s opposition leader and rival of Mr Netanyahu, would start his four-year term on August 1.
The agency rejected Mr Netanyahu’s choice, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz. Its board is due to meet on Sunday in Jerusalem to make the final decision.
According to Haaretz, it is the first time the agency rejected a prime minister’s choice for the role in 23 years. The newspaper reported that, when Mr Netanyahu was told that the agency had chosen Mr Herzog, he called them to stress that he wanted his candidate to get the role.
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