On video: Activists against the legal revolution tied themselves together and blocked the road leading to the entrance to the Ministries of Finance, Interior and Economy, Jerusalem, March 14, 2023 (block the coup)
Keren Hayesod, the main fundraising organization from Jewish communities around the world, responded for the first time to the publication today (Tuesday) in Vala!
They said that the organization "is very concerned about the negative effects of the current situation in Israel on unity and solidarity in Israeli society and among the Jewish people in the Diaspora", following the letter from the organization's leaders in Switzerland, they demanded that the organization's management speak up.
The organization first explained that "Keren Hayesod as a national institution has played and continues to play a vital role in the success of the State of Israel and the Zionist movement for over 103 years, and has always strived to leave political issues out of its scope. The goals we support are not controversial, but humanitarian in nature, and help strengthen the state of Israel and its citizens".
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Netanyahu at the Keren Hayesod conference, 2018 (Photo: Walla! NEWS system, Kobi Gideon, PM)
After that, they addressed the consequences of the legal revolution in Israel, and called for negotiations.
"We support the efforts that try to bring the parties together on the issue, and promote a respectful dialogue leading to an agreement that will preserve the values of the State of Israel and the unity of the Jewish people," they said.
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It was learned that the leaders of Keren Hayesod in Switzerland sent a sharp letter to the heads of the organization in which they expressed concern about what is happening in Israel, demanded that the organization's leadership speak out against the moves the government is promoting and hinted that they are threatening the continuation of fundraising and collections for Israel.
"Our mutual responsibility is not only in giving money," they wrote.
The heads of the organization in Switzerland also wrote, "While we watch how this amazing vision called Israel is threatened and emptied of values we believe in and share. Our support is unconditional as long as the basic principles of humanity are respected and as long as Israel continues to be committed to the principles of a liberal and democratic system."
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