Israel tries to bridge gap with Diaspora amid fears of strained relations with the West by Mideastsoccer published on 2021-08-13T04:13:23Z Israel’s first post-Netanyahu government is seeking to rebuild fractured relations with the Jewish Diaspora and rebrand the country as a liberal rather than an illiberal democracy against the backdrop of uncertainty about future US policy towards the Middle East and continued unconditional backing of the Jewish state. Genre News & Politics