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Isaac Herzog elected as next head of the Jewish Agency
24.06.2018
His election comes at a time of a deepening strain between Israel and Diaspora Jewry due to a number of issues, including egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall, as well as the Israeli Rabbinate’s control over Jewish conversion and marriage.
Isaac Herzog, left, speaks with outgoing Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky following Herzog’s election as the next chairman at the Jewish Agency Board of Governors’ meetings in Jerusalem on June 24, 2018. Photo credit: Nir Kafri/The Jewish Agency for Israel.
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Isaac Herzog nominated to head Jewish Agency
21.06.2018
He will replace Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident who has served as the head of the Jewish Agency since 2009.
Opposition Leader Isaac Herzog attends a faction meeting at the Israeli parliament on May 21, 2018. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
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