A substantial majority of Israelis want the country’s lawmakers to consider diaspora Jewry when devising new legislation on Jewish identity issues, according to a poll.

Seventy-seven percent of respondents to a survey carried out last week by the Ruderman Family Foundation agreed that it was extremely important for members of the Knesset to consider diaspora views, the Jerusalem Post reported.

The 509 Israeli adults were answering the question, “How important do you believe it is for Israeli lawmakers to consider the views of Jews in the diaspora when creating legislation such as ‘Who is a Jew?’ ”

The poll was administered ahead of an event sponsored by the Israeli-American Jewish Knesset caucus in order to raise awareness of the important relationship between Israel and world Jewry. — jta