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The leaders of the Jewish community in the United States thanked President Rivlin for his tenure; "We are a family."

During an official farewell visit to New York, senior community officials said Rivlin was "the leader and president of the entire Jewish people."

After serving alongside three U.S. administrations, Rivlin stressed the "importance of maintaining US supra-party support for Israel." Today, Rivlin is expected to meet with President Biden

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Monday, 28 June 2021, 03:37 Updated: 04:25

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President Reuven Rivlin met last night (Monday) with senior members and leaders of the Jewish community in New York, in a meeting that opened his visit to the United States. During his tenure in the connection between Israel and Diaspora Jewry,

Rivlin spoke and said that "even if the distance of continents separates us, even if we hold a different ideology or a different way of thinking, we are a family, a 'family'.

The State of Israel will always be at the forefront of the fight against anti-Semitism, in the United States and around the world. "Rivlin passed between the participants and said goodbye to each of them personally.

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"Israel will always fight anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world." President Rivlin in New York, Today (Photo: Government Press Office, Haim Tzach)

As a politician, before he was elected president, Rivlin was not known for focusing specifically on Israeli-Diaspora relations.

During his tenure, however, he became, somewhat reluctantly, a mediating and mediating figure, especially with American Jewry and the various streams of Judaism in it.

Against the background of the crisis surrounding the outline of the Western Wall and the political tensions with the Democratic Party in the Netanyahu-Trump era, Rivlin bridged the gaps.

"You have seen yourself as the president, not only of the State of Israel but of all the Jews, and we also see you as the leader of the entire Jewish people," said Mark Wilf, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Jewish Federations in the United States. The umbrella organization of all Jewish organizations in the United States, Diane Libya, noted the fact that Rivlin served as president during five election campaigns in Israel in parallel with three governments in the United States - Obama, Trump, and Biden. She added that "you have maintained the dignity of the job and navigated the difficult political decisions like a skilled dancer." According to her, the term "Jewish unity" defined his presidency. "A commission to connect not only the people of Israel but also the Jews of the Diaspora to Israel, and so you will be remembered. A man of connections."

In his speech, Rivlin reiterated the perception he instilled during his tenure that Diaspora Jews are the fifth tribe in Israeli society.

He also stressed the importance of maintaining bipartisan support, with the vast majority of American Jews supporting the Democratic Party.

"The United States has always been the closest friend and ally of the State of Israel, and we will always be grateful for the consistent and supra-partisan support we receive from every administration in the United States, and for the welfare and security of the citizens of Israel," he said.

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In the video: President Reuven Rivlin walks in Central Park after landing in New York (Walla!)

Israel's ambassador to the United States and the United Nations, Gilad Ardan, said at the event that during Rivlin's seven years in office, he "gathered communities - both in Israel and around the world." According to Arden, Rivlin's activities to emphasize the common goal between Israel and the Jews "Botinsky - Support and Defense of the Jewish Homeland and Preservation and War for the Principle That Every Individual, No Matter Who He Is - is a King."

The event, which included representatives from all corners of the political, religious and organizational spectrum in the United States, was a relatively rare frontal gathering To the routine since the Corona, President Rivlin, Arden, and all the speakers recalled the absence of the victims and victims of the building collapse in Miami, and expressed their condolences and best wishes to the families of the victims.

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Another issue that came up in all the speeches was the rising anti-Semitism in the United States, and the recent escalation in the manifestations of anti-Israel statements and attacks after Operation Wall Guard in the Gaza Strip. "We must fight all forms of anti-Semitism while using all the tools at our disposal. I know President Biden and the current administration are committed to an uncompromising war on rising hatred," Rivlin said at the event.

Today the president is expected to fly to Washington for a visit to the White House and a farewell meeting with US President Joe Biden and the leadership of the US Congress. In his speech to Jewish leaders, Rivlin said he also intends to discuss with Biden the election results in Iran, and that "the election of the dictator responsible for the deaths of thousands is further proof of the terrible danger the Iranian regime poses to the Iranian people, Israel, the Middle East and the world." Rivlin noted that he knows there may be disagreements between him and Biden, but "as always, we will manage them as friends tend to have disagreements," he concluded.

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