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Israel-Diaspora relations
French Jews arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, November 2, 2016. (JTA/IFCJ)
December 9, 2018, 3:18 pm
Diaspora minister seeks plan to boost French immigration
‘200,000 French Jews want to come here,’ Naftali Bennett tells cabinet, insists ‘assimilation crisis, apathy among Jews’ causing Israel-Diaspora rift
By TOI staff
Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews protest Israel outside the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday July 9, 2004. (AP/Bas Czerwinski)
November 28, 2018, 9:06 pm
Dutch ministry calls on Jews around world to criticize Israeli occupation
Official document on funding for Breaking the Silence includes objective of urging Jewish communities globally to ‘voice their opposition’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Avi Arieli at home in Kfar Adumim in the West Bank settlement on October 21, 2018. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
November 19, 2018, 6:19 am
How to prevent Jewish and Arab terror, from a Shin Bet commander who fought both
In a rare interview after 30 years in the agency, Avi Arieli reveals much of its workings, shares his doctrine for combating extremism, which relies more on education than defense
By Jacob Magid
A person pauses in front of Stars of David with the names of those killed two days earlier in a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, in Pittsburgh, October 29, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP)
November 7, 2018, 5:34 am
Israeli lawmakers debate anti-Semitism in the US, without American Jewish input
While American Jewish groups are present, none of them are consulted during the fiery session; Evangelical Christians, however, are asked for their input
By Sam Sokol
Abraham Foxman (Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)
November 2, 2018, 6:48 pm
Foxman scolds Israeli envoys for wading into debate over Trump and Pittsburgh
Former ADL chief says officials from Jerusalem should limit their activity to standing with the Jewish community in its time of need
By JTA
President of the Union for Reform Judaism Rabbi Rick Jacobs at the JFNA's General Assembly in Tel Aviv, on October 24, 2018. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
October 26, 2018, 6:10 am
To mend Israel-Diaspora gulf, Reform Jewry intends to ‘double down’ on Israel
On the heels of the JFNA GA, Rabbi Rick Jacobs voices frustration at the lack of recognition for his movement — but is determinedly optimistic the status quo will soon shift
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and and Richard Sandler, outgoing chairman of board of trustees for the Jewish Federation of North America, at the JFNA's General Assembly in Tel Aviv, on October 24, 2018. (JFNA/Eyal Warshovsky)
October 25, 2018, 1:07 am
Was there real communication at the 2018 GA? Yes, but not as part of the program
At the close of the three-day conference, TOI’s Jewish World editor reflects on lessons learned, from unexpected sources
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the Jewish Federation of North America's annual General Assembly in Tel Aviv, October 24, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 24, 2018, 7:53 pm
US envoy says he’s an ‘unapologetic right-wing defender of Israel’
Addressing US Jewish leaders, David Friedman also says disagreements between Israeli government and Diaspora Jewry are impossible to resolve
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the US Jewish Federations' annual General Assembly, in Tel Aviv, on October 24, 2018 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 24, 2018, 2:32 pm
Blaming ‘ultra-Orthodox street,’ Netanyahu defends freezing Western Wall deal
PM tells US Jewish leaders that spats over the holy site and conversion can easily be overcome and that he’s worried more by the loss of Jewish identity in the Diaspora
By Raphael Ahren
A woman reads a newspaper while floating in the Dead Sea, May 20, 2017. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
October 24, 2018, 5:07 am
Come for the falafel, stay for the poll; MK says give Jewish tourists the vote
Lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich has a radical idea for bridging the divide between Israel and the Diaspora: let Jewish tourists who spend two weeks in the country help elect the Knesset
By Raphael Ahren
Head of the Jewish Federations for North America Jerry Silverman speaks at the JNFA GA meeting in Tel Aviv, Tuesday October 22, 2018. ( Photo/Eyal Warshavsky via JTA)
October 24, 2018, 2:58 am
American Jews seek dialogue with Israelis, but which Israelis, and to what end?
As the annual conference of the Jewish Federations of North America unfolds in Tel Aviv, the world’s two biggest Jewish communities seem further apart than ever
By Ben Sales
Opposition chairman Isaac Herzog speaks on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 25, 2018. (Courtesy)
October 23, 2018, 9:55 am
Jewish Agency chair warns of ‘existential threat’ to Israel-Diaspora ties
‘We can no longer pretend we are all the same,’ Isaac Herzog tells Federations assembly in Tel Aviv, calling for a celebration of difference
By TOI staff
President Reuven Rivlin speaking at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Tel Aviv, October 22, 2018. (Mark Neyman/GPO)
October 22, 2018, 2:09 pm
Rivlin calls for ‘Reverse Birthright’ trips to better Israel-Diaspora ties
President tells Jewish Federations assembly that recent rift between Israel and world Jewry requires reworking of 1950 pact
By Michael Bachner
Dr. Sharon Nazarian, the Anti-Defamation League's Senior Vice President for International Affairs, at the Israel Social Cohesion Summit, October 16, 2018. (Sharon Amit)
October 19, 2018, 5:03 am
Once a witness to unchecked hate, now she travels the globe to fight it
A Jew who fled Iran, the ADL’s Sharon Nazarian has become a bridge-builder, raising alarms against injustices and the dangers of illiberal government power around the world
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meeting with US Jewish leaders in New York on September 28, 2018. (PMO)
September 29, 2018, 8:00 pm
Netanyahu suggests Diaspora is drifting away from Judaism
At US meeting, PM says he sought to reassure Jewish leaders on Israel’s commitment to pluralism, democracy
By Raphael Ahren
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