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From: Americans for a Safe Israel <judy@afsi.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 5:14 PM
Subject: ACTION ALERT: PROTEST MAHMOUD ABBAS IN U.S. & U.N - THURSDAY, 4/21, 10 AM
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Tunnel Vision?

Americans for a Safe Israel       Join our closed groupon Facebook closed group - Americans For a Safe Israel-AFSI and follow us on TWITTER we are @AFSInews   Like us and follow us today...please! Monday, April 18, 2016 TODAY'S CONTENT ACTION ALERT! PROTEST MAHMOUD ABBAS IN THE U.S. & AT THE U.N. - THURS. 4/21, 10 AM AT THE PLO MISSION 115 E. 65 ST. (BET. LEX & PARK) Tunnel Vision? Come to Israel with AFSI June 1-8 and be a MOVIE STAR! AFSI Calendar of Events  Last Call for Reservations for the June AFSI Chizuk Mission Payment Due Now! ACTION ALERT! Protest the arrival of the Holocaust-denying terrorist Mahmoud Abbas in the U.S. and at the U.N. Join AFSI, Rabbi Avi Weiss and many others to let Abbas, the U.N. and the rest of the world know that we will not take his lies and vitriol in silence. When: Thursday, April 21, 10:00 AM Where: PLO Mission to the United Nations 115 East 65 St. (between Park & Lexington Aves.) Bring your own signs! WILL OBAMA HEED CONGRESS' APPEAL? The criminal Palestinian "president" Mahmoud Abbas has said there is an "urgent" need for a UN resolution on Israeli settlements. When he arrives this week he reportedly will ask the Security Council to pass a resolution that will put a halt to all Jewish development in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.  He maintains that this freeze is a precondition to peace talks.  Obama has been treacherously threatening to withhold a veto but has received a letter from a very strong majority of Congress as reported in the Wall Street Journal to veto any such resolution as the US has always done in the past. Withholding a veto on an issue like this would be unprecedented in the history of US/ISRAEL relations. As we have seen again and again, the PA and HAMAS have no intention of making peace. They won't be satisfied until they have ALL of Israel. Let them dream on.  How dare he even appear to ASK for that! ISRAEL IS FAR TOO STRONG FOR THEM TO EVEN ENTERTAIN SUCH A THOUGHT! Back to Top Tunnel Vision? (As funny as this cartoon may be, residents living near Gaza are filled with stress and uncertainty, and their perseverance is a source of chizuk for the rest of us) Just yesterday a major sophisticated tunnel built by Hamas terrorists, running from Gaza into Israel was exposed by the IDF. Was the tunnel's discovery due to the new top secret tunnel-detection technology now in service, or was it due to the defection of a Hamas tunnel engineer "spilling his guts" to the Israelis? Either way, we can breathe a sigh of relief that this tunnel was discovered and destroyed, and of course hope that all of these terror tunnels suffer the same fate. As encouraging as this event is, we have an uneasy feeling that this episode follows a disturbing pattern displayed by Israeli leadership. That is, a pattern of not fighting to win. There are numerous examples that this mindset has taken hold: Why, if if costs only "X" thousands of dollars for Hamas to develop kassem rockets, must Israel spend tens of millions of dollars or more to develop a defensive solution against the relatively crude rockets of the enemy? Not to say that Iron Dome is not amazing, and ditto for the new anti-tunnel technology. But what happened to fighting to win, aka, demolishing the enemy? If the "Palestinian" Arabs build tunnels to kill Israeli civilians and capture IDF soldiers, why not invade Gaza and destroy whatever infrastructure needs to be destroyed to get rid of the problem? Another example is the government's refusal to implement the Levy Report (and make it official policy), which investigated the legal status of Jewish communities in Yehuda and Shomron, and determined that Israel's presence there is not an occupation. Still another example is the Israeli government's seemingly half-hearted effort to destroy illegal Arab buildings throughout Israel, but specifically in Area C of Yehuda and Shomron, which is under full Israeli jurisdiction. We have asked these questions many times. Of course, pressure from the US and Europeans is unbearable at times, and Prime Minister Netanyahu is probably doing an incredible balancing act. However, Israel is in a region where strength is respected and hesitation and half-hearted measures are viewed with contempt and bemusement. Israel is working 24/7 to avert terror threats and ensure security on all its borders, and it would be naive and irresponsible to think otherwise. However, things just don't feel quite right. We would like to be proven wrong. Netanyahu lauds world first in being able to detect tunnels "The government is investing a fortune in thwarting the threat of tunnels. This is an ongoing effort; it does not end overnight; we are investing in it and will continue to invest steadily and firmly." - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Back to Top COME TO ISRAEL WITH AFSI JUNE 1-8 DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO BE A MOVIE STAR! An Award-winning team will be filming this mission for an upcoming documentary! Just a few seats left. Reserve yours today! CALL: 212-828-2424 OR EMAIL: JUDY@AFSI.ORG FOR DETAILED ITINERARY CLICK HERE #Israelmission #Israeltrip #Israel #Judea #Samaria Back to Top AFSI Calendar of Events Please visit www.israeladvocacycalendar.com for additional details on events below, and for a complete schedule of Israel events Monday, April 18, 7:00-10:00 PM The Israeli American Council (IAC) Dor Chadash group of young professionals presents a conversation with Jason Gewirtz, Executive Producer of the business network CNBC on his new book, "Israel's Edge: The Story of The IDF's Most Elite Unit - Talpiot" At 224 E 12th St; click HERE for details and tickets. 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 NON-REFUNDABLE PAYMENT DUE NOW Come to Israel with AFSI on our Spring 2016 Chizuk Mission.  Celebrate Yom Yerushalayim in Israel with AFSI.  Back to Top   Tel: 212-828-2424; 800-235-3658; Fax: 212-828-4538 www.afsi.org; judy@afsi.org; helen@afsi.org; jonathan@afsi.org Mark Langfan: Chairman  Helen Freedman: Executive Director Judy Kadish: Co-Executive Director Jonathan Grauman: Research Analyst Visit us on Facebook & Twitter      Visit our new YouTube site:   Visit Our Website www.afsi.org

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