Israeli, Georgia officials meet on antisemitism, public diplomacy at business chamber anniversary

Israeli and Georgian officials, civic leaders, and business figures convened in Jerusalem to commemorate 30 years of the Israel-Georgia Business Chamber, 35 years of Itsik Moshe's work connecting the two nations, and 15 years of Israel House. Itsik Moshe, head of the Israel-Georgia Business Chamber, proposed a global network of 100 public diplomacy offices and a program to combat antisemitism, drawing on the successful bilateral model between Israel and Georgia. He emphasized that combating antisemitism requires legal frameworks and framing it as a societal problem, not just a Jewish one. The initiative also focuses on strengthening business ties, partnering with non-Jewish student leaders, and promoting interfaith tourism.

“I want to tell them that it is possible to establish 100 public diplomacy offices around the world at no cost to the State of Israel.”

“My message is clear and unequivocal: a country in which there is racism and antisemitism cannot be a successful or advanced country.”