July 2005 
 

 
Dear Friend,

We welcome you to another edition of the Israel Connection, brought to you by THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and the Baltimore Jewish Council. This e-newsletter will now include such items as: news updates about Israel and the Middle East, Action Alerts, and upcoming programming. 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, Israel Awareness and Advocacy Committee		 Beth Mayers
Chair, Israel Connection
The Baltimore Jewish Council and THE ASSOCIATED will be providing you over the coming months with information about, and programs concerning, Israel ’s disengagement process. This is a crucial time in the history of the Middle East , with great sacrifice on the part of Israel and its citizens. We know what happens is important to you and we will do our best to keep you engaged and informed. Hopefully, the articles below provide you with increased insight regarding the pre-disengagement process. An additional article presents a fascinating perspective on Jerusalem ’s Mayor, Uri Lupolianski.

An Ultra-Orthodox Mayor in an Unorthodox City
By Steven Erlanger - The New York Times - 7/16/05
Uri Lupolianski is Jerusalem's first ultra-Orthodox mayor, a rabbi who has been accused of favoring Jewish interests over Muslim ones…read more

Unsettled in Gaza
By Warren Bass – The Washington Post – 7/17/05
NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip "We failed in Yamit," Nadia Matar warned, "but we're not going to fail again." The veteran far-right activist looked out at a roomful of young men, most of them bearded yeshiva students from Jerusalem, sitting on dirty mattresses or the cold floor of the wrecked reception...…read more

In Gaza, a Test Case for Peace
By Daniel Ayalon – The Washington Post – 7/20/05
Next month thousands of Israelis will be uprooted from their homes in 25 settlements, against the backdrop of widespread political opposition and intensifying Palestinian terrorism. Israel faces difficult days ahead… read more

In Gaza Settlement, Israelis Acquiescing To a Quiet Exodus
By Scott Wilson – The Washington Post – 7/21/05
NISSANIT, Gaza Strip -- In the villas and small, prefabricated homes along Shizaf Street live the government clerks and factory workers, police officers and religious counselors who have settled these sandy hilltops over the years, many at the Israeli government's request… read more

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