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Netanyahu halts meetings on haredi draft bill, sparking opposition fury

The first discussion to present the outline of the newly updated bill had been slated for Monday.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025|ByKESHET NEEV

MK Boaz Bismuth, chair of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee leads a committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, September 17, 2025.

MK Elazar Stern attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 26, 2024.

Guy Lerer, Channel 13 to pay NIS 410,000 in damages to Elazar Stern for defamation, court rules

The court emphasized that the impact of these defamatory statements was compounded by their timing, as Stern was a candidate for a prominent public role at the time.

AUGUST 29, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid seen with MK Elazar Stern at a press conference in Tel Aviv

Yesh Atid MK defies Lapid, calls for unity government with Netanyahu

Elazar Stern's faction leader and opposition head Yair Lapid said that a unity government with Netanyahu's Likud would "ruin the country."

AUGUST 14, 2023|ByTROY O. FRITZHAND, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Head of the Religious Zionist Party MK Bezalel Smotrich speaks next to Head of opposition Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting with the opposition parties at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, on June 28, 2021.

Likud-RZP agreement: IDF chief rabbi appointed by Sephardic chief rabbi – report

The IDF chief rabbi will be promoted in rank and will answer on halakhic matters to Israel's Rabbinate.

DECEMBER 25, 2022|ByELIAV BREUER

Jewish Agency finalists to be decided Monday

Lapid left Washington for Israel on Thursday evening and will work on finding a candidate over the weekend.

OCTOBER 14, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN

TZIPI LIVNI – her candidacy smacks of desperation that overlooks the fine crop of dynamic candidates already standing for the Jewish Agency’s top post, especially the women.

Sex, the Jewish Agency and Israel’s clueless intelligence minister - opinion

Only someone who’s been living in a cave could be that disconnected from the goings-on in the world.

OCTOBER 14, 2021ByRUTHIE BLUM

Israeli parliament member Elazar Stern attends a Finance committee meeting regarding compensation for the victims who suffered from the recent days fires, November 28, 2016

Jewish Agency rejects Lapid request to postpone chairman vote

Report: Lapid wants Tzipi Livni to run for the position. She did not deny the report in response to 'Post' query.

OCTOBER 13, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the Knesset, October 5, 2021.

Elazar Stern withdraws candidacy for head of Jewish Agency

Stern was set to be interviewed by the ten-member Jewish Agency chairmanship selection committee on Wednesday, but he opted not to in the wake of the IDF scandal.

OCTOBER 12, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN

MK Elazar Stern attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 1, 2017

Aliyah minister backs Yankelevich over Stern for Jewish Agency chair

Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata's comments come after Elazar Stern, until now the leading candidate, revealed he would shred anonymous sexual harassment complaints in the IDF.

OCTOBER 12, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON

View of the Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem,

Stern's anonymous sexual assault complaints gaffe - editorial

In an interview, Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern said that he had shredded anonymous sexual harassment complaints submitted against officers in the IDF.

OCTOBER 12, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Lapid defends Stern, rejects claims of shredding harassment complaints

Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid defended party member Elazar Stern who boasted that he shredded anonymous complaints in the IDF.

OCTOBER 11, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN, ELIAV BREUER

Leader of the "Yesh Atid" political party Yair Lapid (R) seen with MK Elazar Stern at a press conference in Tel Aviv, on January 18, 2015

Stern raises ire saying he shredded anonymous complaints as IDF manpower chief

Intelligence Minister and Jewish Agency chair candidate Elazar Stern commented after accusations of sexual harassment were leveled against the newly-appointed Shin Bet chief in an anonymous letter.

OCTOBER 11, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN, TAL SPUNGIN