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New York Jewish Week: ‘Unwavering Support’ For Israel At Risk In Annexation Proposal
In response to the letter to Trump, 21 pro-Israel organizations sent their own letter to the president thanking him for his “ongoing support for Israel’s self-determination and its right to defend and protect itself” and expressing “distress” over the letter sent by the other Jewish groups. Among the signatories were the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the Coalition for Jewish Values, Americans for a Safe Israel, Endowment for Middle East Truth, and the Republican Jewish Coalition.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Israeli ambassador Ron Dermer lauds Trump at White House reception for Jewish leaders
Among the groups which did make the cut were… the Coalition for Jewish Values…
Times of Israel: Right-wing, mostly Jewish US groups lobby Trump to back West Bank annexation
Over a dozen conservative organizations ask president to give Netanyahu a ‘free hand to extend Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria’; US publishes Israel map including Golan
Israel National News: Pro-Israel groups to Trump: Let Israel decide on sovereignty
Letter to Trump comes in response to one from left-wing groups calling on him not to support Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
Jerusalem Post: Non-Orthodox Movements Left Out of Trump’s Meeting with Jewish Leaders
“Gathering with Jewish leaders,” an invitation viewed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency says. “You are invited to a discussion with key Administration officials on pertinent issues impacting the community.”
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: More than a dozen right-wing groups want Trump to recognize an Israeli annexation of the West Bank
A coalition of more than a dozen conservative groups, most of them Jewish, sent a letter to President Donald Trump tacitly asking him to respect a potential Israeli annexation of West Bank settlements.
Coalition of Pro-Israel Organizations asks President to Let Israel Decide on Sovereignty
Twenty-one diverse pro-Israel organizations sent a joint letter to President Trump, urging him to permit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a free hand to extend Israeli sovereignty over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. The letter comes in response to one from left-wing groups calling upon the President to indicate that he will “not support any Israeli proposals to annex the West Bank, in whole or in part.”
Liberal streams, ADL not on White House list for ‘pertinent’ meeting with Jewish leaders
Among the groups which did make the cut were the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the Jewish Federations of North America, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the Zionist Organization of America, the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, the Coalition for Jewish Values, the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
Just The Vax, Please
Our shul, together with other rabbanim and educators, met with a group of parents vehemently opposed to vaccination, together with their lawyer and doctor. As cogent as some of their arguments were, at times, the bottom line is: We all realized that we cannot support this group under any circumstances. We simply cannot support a group that helps spread disease and endangers the lives of countless others.
Few surprises in Israel election results
Uncannily like America’s 2016 election night, those who believed Leftist polls and the Left media reports are in shock.