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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Natan Sharansky to Haaretz: Assimilation is 'eating' the Jews

Ha'aretz
Since taking the helm of the Jewish Agency, Natan Sharansky has made stopping assimilation of Diaspora Jews a focus of his office...

In an interview with Haaretz, Sharansky, a former Likud minister, described assimilation as "eating us" as a people, and said he wants to strengthen the connection of Diaspora Jews to Israel.

...One plan bearing Sharansky's distinct fingerprint is to directly involve the Jewish Agency in advocating Israel's position on college campuses abroad, by sending 19 young, salaried activists to combat anti-Zionism... to the United States and Europe. Full story
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