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
Racheli Suggs
Senior Advisor
B.G Res. Sima Vaknin Gill
“The extreme negative shift against Israel requires it to adopt a new diplomatic strategy: to advance a comprehensive move to end the war alongside a full hostage deal, and to leverage the lack of international support for Hamas having any role in the future governance of the Gaza Strip.”
Source: MIND policy paper titled Israel at a Crossroads: A Pariah State or Renewed Legitimacy (August 2025)
"Bolstering collaboration between Israeli and international art institutions and academics could reinforce ties between the Jewish diaspora, Israel, and other groups while serving as a countermeasure to cultural boycotts."
Source: MIND policy paper (February 2025)
"Prior to the establishment of the State of Israel, a majority of world Jews were not actively engaged with or supporters of the Jewish state. This raises the sobering question of 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)
IN THE MEDIA
“It is recommended that the Israeli establishment work strategically and in close coordination with the Israeli business sector as part of the response to the de-legitimization challenges faced by Israel. Countries that rely on Israeli businesses – especially in technological fields – will think twice before yielding to grassroots campaigns to boycott Israel or withdraw investments from it.”
(December 2025)
Dr. Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky
“As it is clear that UNRWA will be here for the next three years, efforts should be made to ensure that the mandate’s extension is not used to foster terrorism against Israelis or to perpetuate Palestinian suffering by preserving the refugee status.”
(December 2025)
Dr. Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky
“As it is clear that UNRWA will be here for the next three years, efforts should be made to ensure that the mandate’s extension is not used to foster terrorism against Israelis or to perpetuate Palestinian suffering by preserving the refugee status.”
(December 2025)
Dr. Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky
Taken together, these episodes mark a bipartisan normalization of antisemitic and anti-Israel sentiment that once lingered at the edges of public discourse. On both the left and the right, antipathy toward Israel is being reframed—on one side as moral virtue, on the other as nationalist authenticity."
Rachel Suggs
"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)
Dr. Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky
