With all that is facing Israel and American Jewry at this moment, it seems daunting to take on the issue of the pandemic’s impact on the relationship between them.
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A Golden Opportunity for the Bennett-Lapid Government
The new government faces a daunting and crowded agenda but renewing relations with the Jewish state’s closest and most enduring ally, the Jewish people, is one area where it can score an early and big win.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (R) and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid attend the first meeting of the new government on June 13, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
The new Israeli government lost no time in signaling that it sees a golden opportunity to reenergize the country’s alliance with Diaspora Jewry. Here is how it can turn this opportunity into a lasting achievement.
One of the most consequential decisions affecting the future of World Jewry is also one of the least discussed during these days of war, political tumult and pandemic: th