The recent appointment of George Deek as Israel’s special envoy to the Christian world has been framed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a bridge-building masterstroke. Deek — an Arab Christian, seasoned diplomat, and descendant of refugees from the 1948 war — appears, on paper, to be an innocuous choice. However, beneath the layers of diversity and inclusion lies a profound hypocrisy that ignores both Deek’s questionable track record and the lived reality of the very community he is now tasked to serve.
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