02.02.2012                      09.Schwat. 5772

Diaspora:

Herzog: Israelis uninformed about Diaspora

“Most Israeli politicians are ignorant and don’t care [that] their words affect the Diaspora,” Labor MK says.

Most Israelis don’t know enough about the Diaspora, lamented MK Isaac Herzog at the Herzliya Conference on Wednesday.
Speaking on a panel debating delegitimization of Israel and anti-Semitism with other senior Israeli politicians and Jewish officials, the Labor lawmaker said there was a disconnect between the Jewish state and Jewish communities overseas….