FW: Pro-Israel and Pro-Peace? Here we go again.

[Robert Hand]

> Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 21:56:54 +0000
> From: bornt...@att.net
> Subject: Fw: Pro-Israel and Pro-Peace? Here we go again.
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> --- On Wed, 5/18/16, Americans for a Safe Israel <ju...@afsi.org> wrote:
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> > From: Americans for a Safe Israel <ju...@afsi.org>
> > Subject: Pro-Israel and Pro-Peace? Here we go again.
> > To: bornt...@att.net
> > Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 4:34 PM
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> > Pro-Israel and Pro-Peace? Here we go
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> > AFSI is going to Israel!
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> > Pro-Israel and Pro-Peace? Here we go
> > again.
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> > Isi Leibler has a piece in today's
> > Jerusalem Post online where he quite appropriately bashes
> > both the Anti-Defamation League and J Street, both of which
> > claim to be "pro Israel", (with the latter
> > organization proudly proclaiming themselves to also be
> > "pro peace.")
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> > Last month, the new national director of the
> > ADL, Jonathan Greenblatt, became the first
> > "mainstream" Jewish leader to address J Street,
> > ostensibly providing it with a certain amount of legitimacy.
> > J Street, of course, operates under the rubric of "pro
> > peace, pro Israel" to promote an agenda that is
> > anything but. As Leibler writes:
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> > * J Street actively
> > canvasses for and raises millions of dollars to fund
> > anti-Israeli congressional candidates.
> >  
> > * J Street collaborated
> > with the biased and discredited UN Goldstone commission,
> > which accused Israel of war crimes. It also promoted
> > discredited anti-Israeli groups such as Breaking the
> > Silence, which demonizes the IDF.
> >  
> > * J Street canvassed the
> > White House not to veto a one-sided UN Security Council
> > resolution condemning Israel. It opposed the threat of force
> > and imposition of sanctions against Iran.
> >  
> > * J Street claims to
> > oppose the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
> > movement but invites BDS groups to participate in its
> > conferences, providing them with platforms to promote their
> > hatred. J Street fervently calls for a boycott of all goods
> > produced over the Green Line.
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> > In Greenblatt's remarks to the ADL, Leibler
> > reports that Greenblatt:
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> > * Indirectly gave a seal of approval for
> > the Obama administration to impose solutions on future
> > borders that could dramatically compromise Israel's
> > security.
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> > * Endorsed Obama's moral equivalence
> > between Israel and the "Palestinians", essentially
> > placing blame on both sides, without acknowledging at the
> > least, the latest Arab terror spree that is still
> > ongoing.
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> > * Condemned fellow Jews for denying
> > the rights of "marginalized Palestinians" and
> > failing to recognize the legitimacy of the "Palestinian
> > narrative."
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> > * Embraced J Street as a legitimate component of
> > the Jewish mainstream
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> > Leibler writes that the vast majority of
> > committed Jews are devoted to the welfare of Israel.
> > However, with elections in the
> > U.S. just a few months away, and with a growing rift among
> > American Jews regarding their support for Israel, it is
> > imperative that pro-Israel forces stay united and remain
> > strong. We must recognize that organizations like J Street
> > are anything but pro-Israel, and it is not just shameful,
> > but detrimental to Israel's security, for organizations
> > like the ADL to give them legitimacy.
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> > CANDIDLY
> > SPEAKING: The ADL's moral equivalence: Israelis and
> > Palestinians
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> > # Israel  #ADL  #Pro-Israel
> > #Pro-Peace
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> > "Bizarro World"
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> > Headline in
> > today's Times of Israel:
> > Belgian lawmakers nominate jailed Palestinian
> > Barghouti for Nobel
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> > Belgian lawmakers from
> > across the political spectrum nominated jailed Fatah leader
> > Marwan Barghouti for the Nobel Peace Prize, Palestinian
> > media reported on Wednesday.
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> > Barghouti is currently serving
> > five life sentences in an Israeli jail for his role in
> > murderous terrorist attacks during the Second Intifada in
> > the early 2000s.
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> > Lawmakers from both the
> > Belgian Senate and House of Representatives penned a letter
> > to the Nobel nominating committee praising Barghouti as a
> > peace activist and key to future talks between Israel and
> > the Palestinians.
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> > He was convicted in 2004
> > on five counts of murder and one attempted murder, and was
> > implicated in and held responsible for four other terror
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> > COUNTS OF MURDER AND FIVE LIFE SENTENCES!
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> > And the Belgians are nominating him for the
> > Nobel Peace Prize.
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> > To paraphrase Seinfeld, we are living in a
> > "bizarro world":
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> > #Palestinean #Barghouti #NobelPrize
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> > AFSI is going to
> > #Israel! 
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> > Our Spring 2016
> > Chizuk Mission June 1-8 is fully booked, but be on the
> > lookout for news about our
> > upcoming Fall, 2016
> > trip.
> > #AFSI_Chizuk_Mission
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> > An AFSI Chizuk Mission -
> > There's Nothing Like it!
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> > AFSI Calendar
> > of Events
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> > Please visit
> > www.israeladvocacycalendar.com
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> > for additional
> > details on events below,
> > and
> > for a complete schedule
> > of Israel events.
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> > Wednesday,
> > May 18, 6:30 PM
> > StandWithUs Young
> > Professionals: A Night to Celebrate Israel
> > Ganesvoort Hotel Rooftop, 420
> > Park Ave. South (at 29th St.)
> > RSVP: www.standwithus.com/ypmay2016
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> > Sunday,
> > May 22, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
> > Jerusalem Post Annual Conference
> > At the Marriott Marquis Hotel, NYC (West 47 St. &
> > Broadway)
> > http://www.jpost.com/landedpages/ConferenceNewYork2016/Conference_Home.aspx
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> > Sunday, May 29,
> > 9:30 AM starting time
> > The Annual Queens
> > L'Chaim 5K Run/Walk for Israel
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> > Starts at the Young Israel of
> > Jamaica Estates, 83-10
> > 188th St., Jamaica Estates, Queens, NY.
> > Begun during the
> > first intifada, the goal of the run is to
> > raise consciousness and funds for the assistance of Israeli
> > terror victims.
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> > Click HERE 
> >  for details.
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> > Tuesday, May 31,
> > 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
> > Permanent Mission of
> > Israel to the UN hosts the first-ever international summit
> > at the UN on ways to confront national boycotts and
> > delegitimization
> > Free; click HERE for
> > info & registration.
> > At the UN, 1st Ave. at 46th St.,
> > NYC
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> > Tuesday, May
> > 31, 6:00
> > PM
> >
> > American Friends of
> > Ateret Cohanim/Jerusalem Chai invite you to celebrate the
> > 37th Year of Ateret Cohanim
> > Gala Dinner Reception 6:00 PM,
> > Program 7:30 PM followed by Dessert Reception
> > Special appearances by Danny
> > Danon, the Honorable Ambassador of Israel to the United
> > Nations and the Honorable Governor Mike Huckabee
> > Terrace On The Park 52-11 111
> > St. Flushing Meadows, Queens, NY
> > For additional information and
> > reservations, please click HERE.
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> > Wednesday, June
> > 1, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
> > Friends of the IDF (FIDF) Five Towns &
> > Greater Shore 5th Annual Community Event
> > At The Sephardic Temple, Cedarhurst,
> > NY
> > Click HERE for details.
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> > Sunday, June
> > 5
> > Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day
> > Israel's national holiday commemorating the
> > reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli
> > control over the Old City in the aftermath of the June 1967
> > Six-Day War. Info: http://www.knesset.gov.il/holidays/eng/jerusalem_day.htm
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> > Sunday, June
> > 5
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> > Noon: 
> > NYC Celebrate Israel
> > Parade
> >
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> > The largest Israel Day
> > Parade in the world, marching up Fifth Avenue,
> > NYC
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> > 2:30-7:30
> > PM: The Parade is followed by the 23rd
> > Annual Israel Day Concert in Central Park - The Concert with
> > a Message!
> > Celebrate our eternal
> > bond with the UNDIVDED capital of Israel,
> > Yerushalayim
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> > Free
> > Rain or shine at the Central Park
> > Summerstage. Located at Rumsey Playfield, right off the 5th
> > Ave. and 72nd St. entrance to Central Park.
> >  
> > Guest Speakers: Israel's
> > United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon, Former U.S. United
> > Nations Ambassador John Bolton, Fox News Analyst and
> > Commentator Major Pete Hegseth, Joe Piscopo, and ZOA
> > President Morton Klein
> >  
> > Starring: Lipa Schmeltzer,
> > Eitan Katz, Shloime Dachs and Orchestra, Tal Vaknin with
> > Shlomi Aharoni, Mati Shriki, Avi Kilimnick, Michoel
> > Pruzansky, Dr. Meyer Abittan, Jerry Markowitz, Chaim Kiss,
> > Izzy Kiefer & and Heshy R., White Shabbos and
> > others
> >  
> > Special Appearance by: Ken
> > Abramowitz, NCYI President Farley Weiss, RZA President
> > Martin Oliner, Assemblyman David Weprin, Councilman Rory
> > Lancman, Rabbi David Algaze, Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, Rivka Abbe
> > and others
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> > Also following the
> > Israel Day Parade: The Israeli American Council (IAC)
> > presents the Celebrate Israel Unity Festival
> > On the Westside of Manhattan:
> > Terminal 5, 610 West 56th St.
> > Click HERE for
> > info and tickets
> >
> >
> > Sunday, June 5 -
> > 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Chicago
> > Greater Chicago Jewish
> > Festival 
> >
> > If you can't be in Israel with AFSI this
> > year, please stop by the
> > AFSI table Sunday, June 5 (Yom Yerushalayim/Jerusalem
> > Day), 10 am - 6
> > pm
> > If you would like  to volunteer to work at the
> > AFSI table, please contact AFSI
> > Chicago Chair Cheryl Jacobs Lewin at cjl...@gmail.com.
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> > See http://www.jewishfestival.org/ for details
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> > Wednesday, June
> > 8, 6:00 PM Cocktail Reception, 7:00 PM
> > Program
> > Washington, D.C.
> > The Endowment for Middle East
> > Truth (EMET) presents: Rays of Light in the Darkness 10th
> > Anniversary Dinner
> > The Grand Hyatt 1000 H Street,
> > NW Washington, D.C. 20001
> > Register by June 3 at www.emetonline.org
> > Inquiries: 202-601-7422 or
> > in...@emetonline.org
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> > Sunday, June 26,
> > 7:00 PM
> > Long Island's Annual
> > Celebrate Israel
> > Eisenhower Park, Harry Chapin
> > Lakeside Theater
> > Featuring a free concert with
> > Dudu Fisher
> > Info: 516-433-0433 or
> > jcr...@jcrcli.org
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