Israel’s president called for the establishment of a consultative body of Diaspora and Israeli Jews that will sit alongside the Knesset. Addressing the annual mission of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Thursday, Moshe Katsav repeated a call he made in his address at the opening of the 16th Knesset earlier this week.
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