Israel's human front

Efrat Mitzchikwa describes her visits to Germany as part of public diplomacy, speeches at Berlin City Hall and the Bundestag, and meetings with students. She calls on Gadi Eisenkot to include Ra'am in the government and argues that public diplomacy is no substitute for the government's responsibility for Israel's values.

Efrat Mitzchikwa, former cultural attaché at the Israeli embassy in Japan, describes her visits to Germany as part of public diplomacy. She spoke at Berlin City Hall marking 60 years of Israel-Germany friendship, at a high school where she was asked about hatred and revenge, and at the Bundestag opening an exhibition on the October 7 attack. Students told her they were glad to discover that not all Israelis are 'bad people'. She notes that public diplomacy will not cover up the abandonment of Israel's values, and calls on Gadi Eisenkot to include Ra'am in the government. The writer is the niece of Gadi and Margalit Mozes, who were kidnapped and returned from Nir Oz.