Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has turned to several
mayors who are on the board to select the next Chief Rabbis of Israel and has
encouraged them to vote for Rabbi David Lau, Yisrael Hayom reports.
Olmert spoke with at least three mayors, among them Haifa
Mayor Yona Yahav, who was one of the public figures to join the Olmert-led
Kadima party in 2006.
Sources close to the Chief Rabbi race said Olmert’s support
may not be helpful.
“As they say, ‘by any means… ,’ but this is a man who faces
trial for criminal activity. It’s not clear that the Chief Rabbi needs support
from a man like this,” they said.
Rabbi Lau’s media consultant, Yerach Tucker, told Yisrael
Hayom, “Former Prime Minister Olmert has been a close friend of the family for
decades.”
Olmert and Yahav did not respond to the report.
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