Ameinu warmly congratulates Yitzhak Herzog on
his election as the 11th President of Israel. We have deeply appreciated our friendship
and partnership with President-elect Herzog since the founding of Ameinu. He
has been both supportive of our efforts in the United States and gratified by our
involvement with political and social causes on the ground in Israel.
During the time
he filled a variety of leadership roles including as a government minister, Chair
of the Israeli Labor Party and as Chair of the Jewish Agency for Israel, he has
always found time to meet with Ameinu members whether in the United States or in
Israel.
We wish
President-elect Herzog the best of luck in this important position and know
that he will work to strengthen the relationship between diaspora Jews and
Israelis, while promoting our common values of democracy, peace and justice.
