Diaspora Jewry
The mission was organized by the Institute for Voices of Liberty, a U.S.-based nonprofit that seeks to “counter the false narratives propagated by the Islamic Republic and its apologists,” and to act as a voice for the “freedom-seeking people of Iran.”
This particular group included doctors, lawyers, teachers, engineers, media professionals and 46 young people under the age of 18.
“Liberté, égalité, fraternité—our French Republic values are also fundamental values of the State of Israel. We know we have common interests, and we’re facing the same threats,” said Constance Le Grip, a member of the France-Israel Friendship Group.
After seeing the destruction caused by rioting in Lod, mission delegates announced the creation of the Israel Community Fund to support emotional trauma counseling and refurbish Torah institutions.
A newly published study commissioned by the Jewish Electorate Institute finds that 22 percent of U.S. Jewish voters also think that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians.
“Anti-Semitism is out of control. It’s become normalized. It’s everywhere,” said Olivia Dolgin of Virginia. “It’s in Congress, it’s in the universities, it’s in the school systems. The media is posting lies, distortions and insulting everybody. They have weaponized anti-Semitism.”
Almost 100 teachers join the effort to spread Jewish education across the world.
“Anti-Semitism is not just a Republican problem or a Democrat problem ... the fight against anti-Semitism bridges the political divide. United we stand, divided we fall,” said Republican Jewish Coalition chairman and former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman.
After 18 months away due to the coronavirus, a delegation of Jewish leaders visited institutions and communities, including Lod, to talk about joint relations, the new government, the situation in Gaza and the rise in anti-Semitism across America.
Designed to identify and promote policy changes related to the absorption and integration of new immigrants, it will rely on two decades of data and feedback from the nearly 70,000 people the organization has helped bring to Israel over the years.
The ceremony took place at the Tzora Forest, a large swath of pine trees that stretch more than 11,000 acres.
The Israeli prime minister tells his counterpart in Moscow that he views Russian-Jewish aliyah as a bridge between the two countries.
