An interesting question was raised at a Jewish Federation event in Greater Los Angeles: Should Jews who do not live, pay taxes, or risk their lives in Israel have a say in Israel’s affairs?
While the community is debating this question, Israel has long been struggling with the reverse question: Should Israelis living overseas have the ability to vote in Israeli elections. There are many hundreds of thousands of Israelis whose permanent residence is outside of Israel (in the Greater Los Angeles area alone there are rumored to be some 350,000 Israelis).
