From World Zionist Organization says will send envoys to Jewish community in UAE
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe World Zionist Organization says it will send permanent representatives to the Jewish community of the United Arab Emirates — its first permanent representatives to any Arab state.
The representatives will manage a Jewish daycare, give lessons on Jewish tradition, arrange events for holidays, and open a Hebrew school, WZO says.
“This is an important milestone in the history of the Zionist movement,” WZO Chair Avraham Duvdevani says in a statement to the media.
“We will continue to work in every way to strengthen the connection between Israel and Jewish communities in the Diaspora.”
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