Dear Friend,

We welcome you to another edition of the Israel Connection, an e-newsletter brought to you by THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and the Baltimore Jewish Council. Our goal is to provide you with relevant information that you can use in your advocacy efforts and to express your support and solidarity with the people of Israel. We welcome your feedback — please email us at lkatzen@baltjc.org or call Lynn Katzen at the Baltimore Jewish Council at 410-542-4850 with your comments.

Sincerely,

Linda A. Hurwitz
Chair, Hasbarah Committee
Joel Simon
Chair, Israel Connection

September 2003

IN THIS ISSUE...





TAKE ACTION
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE … HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY!
With the crisis in Israel raging on, the Israeli economy is suffering. Short of traveling to Israel...here is an easy way for you to help. Click read more to view a list of websites where you can purchase Israeli products.
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LEARN THE TRUTH
Myth: "Ariel Sharon has made clear that he does not want peace and no deal is possible as long as he is Prime Minister."
FACT: Ariel Sharon has been demonized by the Arabs and caricatured by the media, which often insists on referring to him as the "right-wing" or "hard-line" Prime Minister, appellations rarely affixed to any other foreign leaders. Sharon has spent most of his life...
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STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
Jews and Anti-Jews
By Ruth Wisse
Commentary taken from: The Wall Street Journal Online

JERUSALEM -- The day after Israel's failed assassination attempt on Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a "deeply troubled" President Bush let it be known that he did not think such attacks helped Israeli security. He was concerned lest the strike undermine the momentum he is trying to create for a "two-state" solution to the Palestinian crisis, part of his larger effort to extend peace and democracy in the Middle East. In response, the Jerusalem Post declared itself deeply troubled, too -- by the failure...
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UPCOMING ISRAEL PROGRAM
Securing Israel’s Borders: Can Anyone Sit on the Fence?
A discussion with Rabbi David Saperstein, September, 17, 2003
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HOW YOUR DOLLARS HELP
Meeting the Needs of our Brothers and Sisters in Israel
Did you know... On July 25th, the Jewish Agency for Israel led a historic rescue mission which brought to Israel six Iraqi Jews, who had been separated from their family and friends for some 50 years...
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FROM BALTIMORE TO ISRAEL
Missions to Israel -- This year’s UJC General Assembly convenes in Jerusalem. This provides us with an opportunity to not only attend this important gathering, but to visit our extended family in Israel and stand together with them in solidarity....
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