Israel-Diaspora Relations

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Jonathan S. Tobin10.04.2018
More than just bad optics on immigration?
Netanyahu’s African migrant flip-flop was an embarrassment. But Jewish groups’ criticisms say more about American sensibilities than the merits of the case.
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President Reuven Rivlin calls for new ‘vision’ in Israel-Diaspora relationship
11.01.2018
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday called for a new partnership to be forged between Israel and the Jewish Diaspora to deal with global development issues.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gives a speech last June. Credit: Mark Neiman/GPO.
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Reform movement retreating from opposition to Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Rafael Medoff08.01.2018
The Reform movement has started to retreat from its opposition to the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) President Rabbi Rick Jacobs speaks at the organization's biennial convention in Boston in December 2017. Credit: URJ via Facebook.
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Israel finalizes $1 million donation to hurricane-ravaged Houston Jewish community
08.01.2018
The Israeli government has finalized a $1 million donation to the hurricane-ravaged Jewish community of Houston following last year’s flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
Flood damage from Hurricane Harvey at United Orthodox Synagogues (UOS) of Houston. Credit: Robert Levy via Facebook.
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A Disconnect Wider than an Ocean?
Jonathan S. Tobin30.10.2017
Liberal Jews and that inconvenient Israeli consensus
The majority of the non-Orthodox Jewish community in America has little sympathy with the Israeli government’s positions on the peace process.
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