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,

Judge Chaya Friedman
Chair, Hasbarah Committee
Beth Mayers
Chair, Israel Connection

November 2004

IN THIS ISSUE...







TAKE ACTION
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE… HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY!
If you can gather a minimum of 15-20 individuals (or more) in your home, office, school, organization etc… we will provide you with a unique educational briefing on the Middle East....
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LEARN THE TRUTH
Myth: ""A fence is being constructed to separate Israel from the Palestinian Authority. This will not solve any problems and will lead to the racist creation of a Palestinian ghetto."
FACT: Along much of the frontier separating Israel from the West Bank, there are either no barriers of any kind, or easily avoidable ones. In response to dozens of suicide bombings, and daily terrorist attacks against its civilians, Israel decided to construct a security fence near the "Green Line" to prevent Palestinian terrorists from infiltrating into Israel....
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STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
Until he finally married Suha Tawil in his late 60s, Yasir Arafat fended off questions about his bachelor status by insisting that he was married to the Palestinian people. There is much truth to that claim....
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LETTERS FROM ISRAEL
By Richard Levitas
In July 2000, my wife Joyce and I, along with our 4 children, now aged 8 to15, moved to Israel. We both had lived in Baltimore all of our lives....
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ARCHIVES

UPCOMING ISRAEL PROGRAM
Israel at a Crossroads: Strategy, The Peace Process and The American Elections
Monday, November 15, 2004
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HOW YOUR DOLLARS HELP
Investing in Youth: Investing in Israel's Future
"I vividly remember my excitement when I made aliyah with my family," says Anna Novikova...
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FROM BALTIMORE TO ISRAEL
ASSOCIATED MISSION TO ASHKELON
By Michael Hoffman, Director of Agency Relations, THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
Last week, a delegation of 30 individuals representing THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore traveled to Israel to officially launch the Baltimore/Ashkelon Partnership..
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