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New Keren Hayesod CEO fired from job on first day

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Published: 5 June 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Polly Bronstein, an outspoken critic of Netanyahu, was considered a surprising choice; chair says termination is due to financial strife, board member denies sacking was political

Board members deny politics in new Keren Hayesod CEO losing job (Jerusalem Post)
“I don’t think the decision was political,” a board member said. “If there was pressure from the prime minister’s family, she would not have been chosen in the first place.”

Keren Hayesod fires its new CEO on first day of job (Haartez)

Polly Bronstein, 45, was considered a surprising choice for the high-profile job at Israel's largest fundraising organisations; chair says termination is result of financial strife caused by coronavirus
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