Netanyahu opposes Isaac Herzog's appointment

The Jewish Agency's appointment committee recommended Wednesday to appoint opposition head Isaac Herzog as the agency's chairman to replace Natan Sharansky who will end his tenure as chairman at the end of the month.

The members of the committee had presented their recommendations to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who stressed he opposes Herzog's appointment.

Netanyahu said the suitable candidate to serve as the agency's chairman is National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water Minister Yuval Steinitz.