- Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen
- August 24, 2021
- Paper No. 2133
Diaspora Minister Nachman Shaiโs claim that it is not his job to encourage Aliya to Israel negates the very purpose of Zionism, as understood and emphasized by the leaders of the founding generation. First and foremost among those leaders was David Ben-Gurion, who saw the ingathering of the exiles as โthe yearning, destiny, and mission of the State of Israel.โ