Jewish Agency heads warn PM overhaul is leading to ‘serious polarization’ among world Jews

The heads of the Jewish Agency as well as a range of other major US Jewish organizations write a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid warning that the divide over the judicial overhaul is also tearing apart world Jewry, and urging them to meet and compromise.

“We have been witnessing an increase in serious polarization among Israel-loving Jews around the globe,” the letter reads, which is signed by Jewish Agency chief Doron Almog and board of governors chairman Mark Wilf. They are joined by the chairs of the Jewish Agency’s major partners: the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Federations of North America, and Keren Hayesod.

“Too many among us are experiencing real concern as we view the tension coming from all sides,” the letter adds, saying it is “essential that all sides seek dialogue at all cost… to reach the broadest possible consensus.”

The letter warns that any form of judicial reform “cannot trump the risks of a, God forbid, brotherly war,” and says reaching a compromise agreement is “truly Pikuach Nefesh, a life-saving matter.”