Omer Yankelevitch

Omer Yankelevitch elected to the Knesset as part of the Blue and White alliance in the September 2019 and March 2020 elections. In the thirty-fifth government of Israel, Yankelevitch was named Minister of Diaspora Affairs, becoming the first-ever haredi woman cabinet minister.
MEN PRAY last year at the Western Wall.

How can the Jewish people learn to sit with each other again - opinion

Unfortunately, recent statements within Israeli political discourse have undermined our ability to have an honest and genuine discourse with world Jewry.

MARCH 13, 2021
Members of the European Parliament buy beef at a butcher shop in Brussels, last month.

Jewish unity is the answer to the EU's kosher slaughter ban - opinion

Especially given Europe’s difficult past, it must do more to safeguard the human rights of the Jewish community and all citizens.

JANUARY 5, 2021
ISRAEL IS working in solidarity with Jewish communities around the world.

World Jewish solidarity isn't a meaningless slogan - we truly care

Our concern and love for every Jew, wherever they may be, is an unconditional love independent of anything else.

JULY 10, 2020

A new strategic plan for a shared Israel-Diaspora future

In order to promote a shared vision of the Jewish future, we aim to draft – together with key figures from around the Jewish world – a new Declaration of Jewish Peoplehood.

JULY 10, 2020
American Jews marching in New York with Israeli flags. How can we bridge the divide between Israel and the Diaspora?