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TODAY'S CONTENT
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| | | Isaiah Wall, opposite the UN
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| | | A view of the crowd on a hot, humid Tisha B'Av |
| | | Shimon-Mercer Wood, Israeli Consul Spokesperson |
| | | Jonathan Grauman, AFSI's Research Analyst |
Despite heat-index temperatures soaring above 100 degrees, 80 hardy New York area residents gathered for the annual Tisha B'Av prayer service at the UN's dramatic Isaiah Peace Wall yesterday. Behind police barricades draped with a large Israeli flag and dozens of signs expressing prayers for the security of Israel and Jewish communities across the Diaspora, including the threat of the BDS movement, Rabbi Avi Weiss led the Mincha service, as Cantor Irving Ruderman led the prayers and read from a Torah scroll.
Glenn Richter kicked off the afternoon by providing a short history about this event and reminding the crowd of the importance of gatherings such as this. He mentioned that this was the 39th consecutive year that Tisha B'Av services were being held in front of the UN. Rabbi Weiss stated that one of the changes from last year was that "Jonathan Pollard is out of the Butner federal prison, but still in a state of semi-incarceration here in New York." He led the worshippers in a chant, "We're with you, Jonathan! We're with you, Jonathan!"
Shimon Mercer-Wood, the spokesperson of the New York Israeli Consulate, and the consul for media affairs, spoke about the meaning of Tisha B'Av today, stating "Tisha B'Av is a very bitter time and a time of truth. Perhaps because of that, no place could be better than to mark Tisha B'Av than opposite that building which is the seat of so much falsehood."
Jonathan Grauman, Americans for a Safe Israel's Research Analyst, detailed to the crowd a myriad of ways they could assist Israel. "Zionism is not a dirty word," he declared. "It is probably the only 'ism' in history that sprang forth from a noble cause and succeeded."
He then suggested to the crowd ways in which those living in America can support Israel from afar, stating, "Learn about Jewish and Israeli history! Be armed with the truth to refute the lies and distortions that Israel haters spew forth. Shop Israel. Sponsor "Buycott Kiddushes at your synagogues. Write letters, emails, comments, etc. to challenge the lies in the media. Believe the threats of anti-Semites and Israel haters!"
AFSI's Grauman continued, "We must support the right of Jews to live everywhere in Israel, and that includes all of Yerushalayim and Judea and Samaria, the cradle of Jewish civilization. Jews do not live in illegal settlements. Our Torah is the deed that proves it is Jewish land!"
Yesterday's Tisha B'Av service was sponsored by Amcha-Coalition for Jewish Concerns, along with Americans for a Safe Israel, and the SSSJ.
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A report in Israel's leftist newspaper Haaretz states that the US is warning Israel that relocating the town of Amona deviates from Prime Minister Netanyahu's "commitment" to Obama: (Note: if the full article does not display after clicking on the link above, it might display from doing a Google search on the title.)
One of the problems with this report is that the US State Department twisted Netanyahu's statement of intent, and is incorrectly calling it a commitment (Yes, words do matter.) The obvious problem, of course, is that the US continues to meddle in Israel's internal affairs (what else is new?)
Member of Knesset Liberman had proposed a compromise by which Amona would be moved to uninhabited land nearby, but members of the community are vehemently against moving whatsover.
Ironically, the US is criticizing Israel for potentially moving Amona to an area that has been abandoned; there is no expropriation of privately owned land whatsoever.
This shows the obvious intent of Obama and his administration: to make Yehuda and Shomron Judenrein; cleansed of Jews.
AFSI stands with the people of Amona and states affirmatively, THERE SHOULD BE NO DISPLACEMENT AND RELOCATION OF ANY OF THE HOMES IN AMONA, AND CERTAINLY, NO DESTRUCTION!
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Mark your calendars for AFSI's Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 Chizuk Missions to Israel!
The Fall 2016 Mission begins Thursday, November 10 and ends Wednesday night, November 16.
The Spring 2017 Mission begins Wednesday, May 17 and ends Thursday night, May 25. We will be in Israel for the 50th Anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem!
Pre-Registration for the Fall 2016 Mission is starting now. |
| | | | | | AFSI Calendar of Events
for a full listing of events around town
Thursday, September 8, 6:45 PM
Monday, September 12, 12:00 PM The Lawfare Project presents: Internal Palestinian Conflicts and Politics, featuring Bassem Eid, Political Analyst, Commentator, & Human Rights Activist At The Lawfare Project 633 Third Ave., 21st Floor, NYC (between 40th and 41st Streets) Admission: $15 Kosher lunch will be served Please include full name and employer/affiliation. You must receive email confirmation of your RSVP to attend. Government-issued photo ID is required for entry. Invitations are non-transferable.
Tuesday, September 13, 7:30 PM Come hear Rabbi Moshe and Leah Goldsmith of Itamar, Israel at a special event in New York City. Stay tuned for further details.
Thursday, September 15, 6:30 PM The Algemeiner Editor's Club Fifth Annual Summer Benefit At Media Loft & Terrace 267 Fifth Avenue, NYC VIP 6:30 PM; Awards 7:15 PM; Reception 7:45 PM Info & reservations HERE.
Sunday/Monday, September 18-19 Shurat HaDin's First Annual Counter-Terrorism Conference, NYC Eyes Only: Insights into the Legal War on Terrorism A tremendous lineup of professional speakers in the fields of intelligence, counter-terrorism, law enforcement, cyber security and international finance. At the Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, NY, NY 10017 Info & registration HERE. Saturday, September 24 - Monday, September 26 Washington, DC: 3rd Annual Conference Israeli-American Council (May arrive before Shabbat, Friday Sept. 23) For full agenda & registration, click HERE
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| | Mark Langfan: Chairman Helen Freedman: Executive Director Judy Kadish: Co-Executive Director Jonathan Grauman: Research Analyst |
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