ISRAEL- DIASPORA RELATIONS

ISRAEL- DIASPORA RELATIONS

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The relations between Israel and Diaspora Jewry are important, not only to Israel’s national security but also to the security, cohesion and resilience of the entire Jewish people. The catastrophe that befell Israel on October 7, presents an opportunity to connect between Jews living in Israel – who have become far more aware of antisemitism in the Diaspora – and Jews living outside of Israel, who even from afar, have been directly impacted by this sequence of events.

Program Director

Dr. Michal Hatuel Radoshitzky                        

Researcher

Ron Frydman

Senior Advisor

Dr. Avner Golov

Program Director

Dr. Michal Hatuel Radoshitzky                        

Researcher

Ron Frydman                                                                           

Senior Advisor

Amb. Alon Bar

Program Manager

Dr. Michal Hatuel Radoshitzky                        

Researcher

Ron Frydman                                                                           

Advisor

Amb. Alon Bar

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The relations between Israel and Diaspora Jewry are important, not only to Israel’s national security but also to the security, cohesion and resilience of the entire Jewish people. The catastrophe that befell Israel on October 7, presents an opportunity to connect between Jews living in Israel – who have become far more aware of antisemitism in the Diaspora – and Jews living outside of Israel, who even from afar, have been directly impacted by this sequence of events.

Program Director

Dr. Michal Hatuel Radoshitzky                        

Researcher

Ron Frydman 

Senior Advisor

Dr. Avner Golov

"The relations between Israel and US Jewry are important to Israel's national security and to the security, cohesion and resilience of the entire Jewish people."

Source:MIND policy paper (February 2024)

"Prior to the establishment of the State of Israel, a majority of world Jewy was not actively engaged with or supporters of the Jewish state. This raises the sobering question whether, in the distancing between diaspora Jews and Israel in recent years, there is an element of reversion to a pre-state norm. At the very least, it is reminder that these connections cannot be taken for granted."

Source: MIND policy paper (January 2025)

"Strengthening collaborations between Israeli and international art institutions and academics could reinforce ties between the Jewish diaspora, Israel, and other groups while offering a countermeasure to cultural boycotts."

Source: MIND policy paper (February 2025)

IN THE MEDIA

"These protests – in which Jewish students were denied access to certain areas on campuses – were characterized by antisemitic chants and sometimes also included calls against the US and the West, waving of Hezbollah, Hamas, or Iranian flags, and even physical violence. The protests gave tangible expression to a phenomenon that students and organizations monitoring campus activities have accurately described for a long time: anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli sentiment on academic campuses on one hand, and systematic failure to address this phenomenon on the other". (October 2024)
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Dr. Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky

IN THE MEDIA

"These protests – in which Jewish students were denied access to certain areas on campuses – were characterized by antisemitic chants and sometimes also included calls against the US and the West, waving of Hezbollah, Hamas, or Iranian flags, and even physical violence. The protests gave tangible expression to a phenomenon that students and organizations monitoring campus activities have accurately described for a long time: anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli sentiment on academic campuses on one hand, and systematic failure to address this phenomenon on the other". (October 2024)
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Dr. Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky

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