9:34 ,3.7.2023 Diaspora leaders take deep dive into Israeli intelligence world - JNS.org https://www.jns.org/jewish-diaspora/shin-bet/23/6/29/298626/?_se=a3Nob3N0YWNrQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ%3D%3D&utm_campaign=Daily+Syndica… 2/4 U. The American Friends of the Israel Intelligence Heritage Center holds its frst highlevel seminar. ROLENE MARKS June 29, 2023 S. Jewish leaders engaged frsthand with experts from the Israeli intelligence community recently during a six-day seminar hosted by the American Friends of the Israel Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center. Te seminar was not confned to meeting rooms at the center in Ramat Hasharon, north of Tel Aviv. Participants traveled throughout the country to gain a better geopolitical and practical perspective. Tey visited IDF bases, the northern border and a cross-border attack tunnel, which Hezbollah has used. Tey also attended briefngs from the Military Intelligence Directorate, Mossad and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and visited a military monitoring center at the Gaza and Sinai borders, Iron Dome battery bases and Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip. Participants were able to gain a better understanding of the threats posed by Iran and its terrorist proxies and see how close they are to Israel’s borders and civilian communities. “Tis is our frst major seminar,” said Igal Zaidenstein, president of AFIICC. “We believe that Israel cannot survive without the Diaspora and the Diaspora cannot survive without a strong Israel.” “We want to strengthen the bonds between U.S. Jewry and Israel,” he added. “We are bringing experts at the highest levels of the intelligence establishment to address some of the biggest security concerns facing us today and share our knowledge.”
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