The Gesher nonprofit organization, which works to bridge the different sectors of Israeli society, sent a delegation to the United States Wednesday to express support for the community due to the recent uptick in antisemitic incidents.
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Members of Knesset and public leaders met with the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League Jonathan Greenblatt and the President of The Jewish Federations of North America Eric Fingerhut, as well as the victims of recent antisemitic attacks.
The delegation's goal was to express solidarity with American Jewry in the wake of a troubling spike in antisemitic incidents.
"The tours and meetings with the members of the Jewish community in the US attest to how much our brethren abroad long for solidarity and support from Israel," said Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, who was part of the delegation.
Gesher CEO Ilan Geal-Dor said: "It is our national and moral duty to make Jews in the Diaspora feel and understand that we are with them and that Israel and its citizens see them as an integral part of the Jewish people. We Israelis should care about them no less than they do about us."
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