How I would spend $1 billion on the future of Israel and world Jewry - comment

Zvika Klein proposes a three-year pilot for an Israeli citizens' movement that would organize Israelis to advocate to their own politicians about concerns of Jews abroad, modeled as a reverse AIPAC. The proposal follows the November 2026 Israeli election and US midterms, aiming for 10,000 members by 2029 with NIS 30 monthly dues.

Zvika Klein proposes a three-year pilot for an Israeli citizens' movement that would organize Israelis to advocate to their own politicians about the concerns of Jews abroad, calling it a reverse AIPAC. The proposal follows the November 2026 Israeli election, where Likud won 27 seats, and the US midterms, where Democrats kept both houses of Congress. Klein argues that Israeli sovereignty gives power whose consequences extend beyond the electorate, and that listening to affected Diaspora communities belongs among the responsibilities of exercising it. He suggests aiming for 10,000 Israeli members by 2029, with NIS 30 monthly dues funding professional advocacy. A rotating Diaspora council would propose campaigns, and Israeli members would elect leadership. The pilot would begin with consultation before changing rules affecting Jewish visitors, dependable access to prayer at the Western Wall, and hearings about consequences abroad of Israeli decisions. Klein cites a researcher's delegation that changed right-wing Israelis' understanding of American Jewish life, and references CUFI defending the US-Israel relationship after Vice President JD Vance's claim that the Iran war hurt Republicans. The framing relies on a personal, opinion-driven register without procedural sourcing for the $1 billion figure in the headline.