A conference held in Washington, D.C., Saturday aims to unify different communities of Israeli-Americans across the United States, according to Israel Hayom.
While the issue of Israeli emigration has grabbed headlines in recent weeks, the Israeli-American Council is preparing to hold a first-of-its-kind conference in Washington this weekend, aimed at unifying Israeli-American communities dispersed throughout the U.S.
Some 800,000 Israelis are estimated to be living in the U.S., and some feel that attitudes have changed toward them in recent years.
"There is a change in the thinking of the Jewish community, and the Israelis in the U.S. are feeling less shame and a greater willingness to step away from the perception of temporariness," IAC head Sagi Balasha told Israel Hayom.
Expected participants at the conference from the United States are former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I., Conn.).