Elazar Stern

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Jan 14, 2022, 2:54 PM

They are not ‘others’ – they are a part of us

Children of immigrants from the former Soviet Union attend a ballet class in Lod, central Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel thankfully accepted my request to apply the status of Extended Jewish Population for immigrants who identify as Jews, though their mothers are not Jewish

Jul 22, 2021, 3:18 PM

Israel needs a Judaism that is more personal and accountable

Busting the kashrut monopoly represents a return to an age-old form of rabbinic authority, and heals the damage of public distrust in state religious institutions

Jun 4, 2020, 3:28 PM

Stop the ‘pay for slay’ payments and put the welfare of Israeli citizens first

Illustrative. From Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon's presentation on payments to Palestinian terrorists, outside the UN Security Council, May 11, 2017. (Courtesy)

For the PA, the martyrs' payments are central to the long war against Israel; for Israel, stopping them is essential to preventing terror and breaking the cycle of conflict

Sep 13, 2017, 4:39 PM

Ultra-Orthodox MKs should be thanking us

On the Supreme Court decision upholding the need for equality when it comes to IDF service

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About Me

Elazar Stern is Minister of Intelligence and has been involved in numerous reforms on issues like conversion and kashrut throughout his professional, military and political life.