Pope Francis and the head of Israel’s state museum on the Holocaust, Yad Vashem, met for a first-of-its-kind talk.
JEWISH WORLD AFFAIRS: After Colleyville, and ahead of Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day, Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai and Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan talk antisemitism and the Holocaust.
The meeting, which took place in the UN Headquarters in New York City on Friday, addressed the issues of Holocaust remembrance, education, research and historical documentation.
Left-wing leaders praise the appointment of former settlers council chairman Dayan.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: New Hope politician Dani Dayan wants to foster unity, both within a fractured nation and with the Jewish world.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's credibility as a right wing leader took a beating this week, even as his numbers remained high in the polls.
Dayan shares Sa'ar's Argentine background
Three sources confirmed that Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi has not even decided yet whether to appoint a professional diplomat from within the ranks of ministry or an outsider.