The Ruderman Family Foundation, which focuses in part on developing relationships between Israel and the Diaspora, denounced Regev’s “misguided decision.”Jay Ruderman, president of the foundation, said that Regev is “wrong to disrespect millions of Jews around the world and their vital connections to Israel by discontinuing the Diaspora torch at the [Independence Day] ceremony. “Regev’s misguided decision threatens to unnecessarily set back relations between Israel and worldwide Jewry,” Ruderman said.הטקס לא שלך, מירי, הוא של עם ישראל.יש לנו אחריות גם על העם היהודי בתפוצות, ריבונות גאה בארצנו, לא עסקנות גאה במפלגה.https://t.co/OiCOxY9CZZ
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