Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely told Arutz Sheva about her stormy day and said that the most important message she wanted to transmit is that US Jewry is important to her and we all understand that the connection with Israel is one of the main aspects of our relationship.

Hotovely said she intended to convey the impression that we are one family with differences and we have to talk in the house about what hurts." She hinted that her words had been taken out of context.