Prime Minister Netanyahu is insisting on appointing Caroline Glick as consul general in New York, despite opposition from Reform Jewish leaders, a senior official tells Tamir Mor. Glick will be appointed once current Consul General Ofir Akunis vacates the post. The official said the prime minister is determined and will not yield to any dictates.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing ahead with the appointment of Caroline Glick as consul general in New York, defying opposition from Reform Jewish leaders, a senior official told journalist Tamir Mor on Wednesday. The appointment will take effect once Ofir Akunis, the current consul general, vacates the post — a step that will follow Akunis's return to Israel. The official described the prime minister as determined and said the government would not submit to external dictates: 'The prime minister is determined to appoint Glick, and she will be an excellent appointment. We do not intend to yield to anyone's dictates.'
As The Zioneer reported on Tuesday evening, Netanyahu has been insisting on the appointment despite vocal opposition from Reform organizations and some Jewish-American figures who view Glick's right-wing stances as incompatible with the role of representing Israel to a largely liberal American Jewish community. Glick, a journalist and longtime advocate of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, has been a controversial figure in diaspora circles. The current consul general, Ofir Akunis, was appointed in 2024 and his term has been marked by efforts to strengthen ties with diverse Jewish communities, including a recent delegation of consuls general from New York visiting Israel during the war, as reported by The Zioneer earlier this month.
No timeline for Akunis's departure has been officially confirmed. The Reform movement's opposition centers on Glick's past statements regarding non-Orthodox streams of Judaism and her association with hardline settlement policies.
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