January 2006

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 includes 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,

As we continue to pray for improvements in the health of Prime Minister Sharon, we are monitoring Israel’s political situation. The attached articles provide insight into some of the issues Israel, the countries of the Middle East, and the international community, are now facing:

Can the 'Prince' Lead Israel?
By David Ignatius - 1/11/06 - Washington Post
Ehud Olmert has a reputation in Israeli politics as a "prince," the privileged son of a prominent family who lacks the depth and military experience of Israel's founding generation. That makes many Israelis nervous. But in framing the issues that led to Israel's withdrawal from Gaza last year, the…read more

History Interrupted
By James Bennet - 1/8/06 - The New York Times
"LOOK, the Jews are not easy people," Ariel Sharon, one of the least easy of people, said late one evening in 2004 on his farm in southern Israel. "Maybe that's the reason they managed to exist, I would say, for thousands of years." He chuckled…read more

Seven Israelis to Watch In the Political Turmoil
By Joseph Berger - The New York Times - 1/8/06
The stroke that felled Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, leader of Israel's coalition government last week, shuffled the deck of Israeli politics with a turbulence unmatched in many years...read more

The End of the Beginning
By Michael B. Oren - 1/6/06 - Wall Street Journal
Irrespective of his prospects for recovery, Ariel Sharon has clearly ended his term as Israel's prime minister and as the leader of the nascent Kadima Party, which was expected to win a landslide victory in the coming national elections…read more

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