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The attempt to oust the chairman of Keren Hayesod is complicated: the donors are returning war to Netanyahu

After the prime minister decided to oust the chairman of Keren Hayesod following the appointment of a CEO affiliated with the left, senior donors made it clear that they opposed the move. In a letter received by Walla! NEWS, the head of the fund's board of directors criticized Netanyahu's "scandalous" conduct. "We will use all means to protect the institution"

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Sunday, 25 October 2020, 08:23

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last week to the Zionist Congress that he is interested in replacing the chairman of Keren Hayesod, the main organization that raises donations in Israel, but the organization's major Jewish donors oppose him and demand his demand. Chairman of the Keren Hayesod Board of Governors, Stephen Louis, sent At the end of the week, a letter to all donors and employees of the foundation in which he strongly opposed the attempt to oust Sam Grundwar, chairman of the current Keren Hayesod, and warned that Keren Hayesod donors "will use all means at our disposal to protect the institution's rights." He sharply criticizes the discourse that took place between Likud representatives in the Zionist Congress and the heads of the Keren Hayesod last week around the attempt to oust Grundwar and stated that this is "no less a scandal."

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The attempt to oust him is "no less a scandal."

Chairman of Keren Hayesod, Sam Grundwar

Keren Hayesod is one of the four national institutions sponsored by the Zionist Congress, and its chairman is elected by a special committee consisting of members of the Keren Hayesod board of directors, representing donors abroad, and representatives of the World Zionist Organization.

Traditionally, it is the prime minister who decides on the identity of the foundation's chairman, and the committee usually approves his candidate after a consultation process. (Sunday) with President Reuven Rivlin.

As revealed in Walla! NEWS, Netanyahu has decided to remove Grundwar, whom he appointed chairman of the Keren Hayesod just two years ago, following the appointment of the organization's CEO, Polly Bronstein, who previously served as CEO. Our former path is identified with the left.

Last week, he announced to the Zionist Congress that he wanted to nominate two candidates in his place: former MK from the Likud, Avraham Ngusa and Shifra Shachar, chairman of the "Beit Ham for Soldiers" organization, which treats lone soldiers and is known to be close to Prime Minister Sarah Netanyahu's wife.

The names he chose caused quite a few eyebrow raises.

Netanyahu (Photo: Shmulik Grossman, Knesset Spokeswoman)

Last week, however, representatives of the donors and governors of Keren Hayesod expressed opposition to Grundwerg's attempt to oust him, demanded that his term be extended by five years, and rejected the names Netanyahu presented to them, most unusually in the organization's history.

"In the midst of the Corona epidemic, Keren Hayesod is facing an unprecedented crisis. Grundverg has demonstrated leadership during this crisis and is also serving as the organization's executive director for the near future.

"We have expressed our position that any change in the chairman's position in the midst of the Corona plague will cause instability and may be catastrophic for his organization and leadership, and that Sam is best placed to continue in office," Louis wrote in the letter.

However, the opposition of the heads of the foundation was not enough to change Netanyahu's plans for the position, and at the end of the congress it was decided that his term would be extended by only six months, until the end of April.

"This is an unacceptable result and we will not acknowledge or agree to it," Louis wrote in the letter.

"We were shocked and shocked to find out how unprofessional the process was and whoever negotiated with us withdrew from what was unequivocally agreed. The fact that the Zionist Congress chose to make a decision only on political considerations reflects a lack of respect and seriousness for such an important position and institution."

The letter that Louis sent to all donors and employees of the foundation

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According to the coalition agreement signed at the Zionist Congress on Thursday, the chairman of Keren Hayesod is generally a position handed over to Blue and White, accompanied by a star who leaves the first choice in Netanyahu's hands, who definitely intends to exercise it. On Thursday, after the agreement was signed, Netanyahu called to congratulate H. "Miki Zohar and Yaakov Hagoel, chairman of the new Zionist Organization, on completing contacts for the distribution of power in the Zionist institutions." It is important that they adhere to the clauses of the agreement, including the Keren Hayesod, "Netanyahu specifically told Hagoel. our blessed continue to fund the making foundation. "Likud sources confirmed that it was decided to extend the tenure of Grondoorg six months, during which the candidate will confirm on behalf of Netanyahu.

the names Netanyahu chose to place candidates for chairman of Keren Hayesod caused quite a few eyebrows in national institutions, since it is In junior and unfamiliar characters relative to the higher profile of predecessors who served in the role.

Ngusa, a former Likud MK who previously chaired the Knesset's Aliyah and Absorption Committee, was pushed back in the last election after MK Gadi Yabarkan was elected representative of the Ethiopian community, and is considered very close to Minister Dudi Amsalem.

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Shahar sells even less. A decade ago, she founded the "Warm Home for Every Soldier" organization, which is designed to help lone soldiers and soldiers in severe financial distress. Since then, she has dedicated her life to the welfare of IDF soldiers, with the highlight of her activity being the struggle to raise soldiers' salaries. She has known Sarah Netanyahu since 2014, when Netanyahu helped raise NIS 250,000 from the foundation for her organization, which is intended to help needy fighters. Operation a rock.

since then, the professional relationship between the association and the Keren Hayesod institutionalized and ceremony in timing of food to the soldiers became a traditional event every Passover and every New year, some of the time attended by Netanyahu. screen media reports that between 2014-2018 Keren Hayesod gave the association of dawn at least 2.3 million Shekels for distribution to lone and needy soldiers.

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