Israel Advocacy Committee

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TOP-TIER ISRAELI SPEAKER AT B’NAI ISRAEL

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9 at 10:30AM

Yossi Klein Halevi is one of Israel’s most respected journalists-thinkers- commentators.

Senior Fellow at Shalem Center, an influential Jerusalem think-tank.
Contributing Editor and Israeli Correspondent, The New Republic
Commentator, LA Times
Op-Ed contributor, NY Times, Washington Post, Jerusalem Report, Jerusalem Post
Author, Lecturer, Opinion-Maker

And he’s coming to B’nai Israel!

Mr. Halevi will speak about

Implications for Israel-U.S. relations now that both countries are about to have new administrations.
The problem of a nuclear Iran
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Q&A

This not-to-be-missed major address caps our year-long celebration of Israel at 60.

Mark your calendar!

Yossi Klein Halevi’s book, “At The Entrance To The Garden of Eden, a Jew’s search for hope with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land” is most highly recommended. Cynthia Ozik calls it “A permanent masterwork.” High praise from a celebrated author. To buy the book go to www.bnaiisraelsouthbury.org and click on Amazon.com. When Amazon opens, type Yossi Klein Halevi in the search box, and follow the instructions. B’nai Israel gets commission on orders placed through our website! On November 9, Mr. Halevi will autograph it for you. [Note: I loved this book. Never read anything like it before.. ~Joel Abramson]

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WEB SITES TO VISIT IN 5768 FOR ISRAEL ADVOCACY & EDUCATION

www.dailyalert.org - Summary of major stories (with links to the full articles) prepared for the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Free email subscription available. Invaluable source of authentic information and commentary.

www.shopinisrael.com - This volunteer organization lists sites from Israel and helps us go through the bad times.

How many times have you heard people say: The answer to the Middle East problem is the end of the Israeli occupation. What do the Palestinians really mean when they say that? Please check out the following website which makes it's case extremely clearly, and with almost no words.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/media/slideshowimages/slide1.html

AMERICAN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS

www.adl.org The Anti-Defamation League

www.ajc.org American Jewish Committee

www.aipac.org AIPAC (Pro-Israel Lobby)

www.urj.org Our Reform Movement

www.hadassah.org Hadassah

www.hillel.org Hillel – for college students