A woman bows her head in front of a memorial on October 28, 2018, at the Tree of Life synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 27. (photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
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The Israeli government is looking into practical steps it can take to assist the North American Jewish community in wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, including the possible allocation of state funds for the security of US Jewish institutions.
Diaspora Minister Naftali Bennett and Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog will hold meetings this week in the US with top Jewish leaders in New York where they are expected to explore possible programs and partnerships that the government can partner with to expand security for Jewish communities. Bennett is currently in the US and Herzog is scheduled to travel there later this week.
In addition, there are discussions to convene an inter-agency committee that periodically convenes to discuss the security needs of Jewish communities overseas.
The committee includes representatives from the Jewish Agency, the Diaspora Ministry, the Mossad, the Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. Known as the “Emergency Committee”, the group is considering convening next week after Bennett and Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog return from the US.
The Mossad has a special department called Bitzur which is focused on the security of Jewish communities overseas and works with foreign intelligence agencies to ensure their security.
The committee has met in recent years after similar attacks against Jews around the world, including following the terrorist attack at the Hyper Casher supermarket in Paris in 2015.
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