They Will Bear Full Responsibility Israel Carries Out Air Strikes Against Syria | | In an extraordinary statement, the IDF confirmed early today that, in a rare daytime attack, it struck multiple Iranian military targets in Syria on Sunday. This was in response to a missile fired by Iranian forces at the Golan Heights on Sunday afternoon. Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted the missile fired by Iranian forces. ---Israel Hayom.
The missile that was fired by Iranians could have killed Israeli civilians.
Speaking out today, PM Netanyahu said, "We will strike at anyone who tried to harm us. Whoever threatens to eliminate us will bear full responsibility."
Israel is a SOVEREIGN nation that has the right to defend itself. | | They Are Not Consistent With Our National Values
For the last two weeks we have reported on the anti-Israel/anti-Jewish activity of freshman Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. AFSI is keeping a close watch on the disturbing rhetoric coming from this American politician.
We are pleased to see Tlaib is starting to be challenged as reported by Jewish News Syndicate (JNS). The first is Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to approve a proposed congressional delegation to Judea and Samaria led by Tlaib.
Babin stated in a letter to Pelosi, "I am writing to express my extreme concern. This action, from an outspoken supporter of the 'BDS' Israel boycott movement … is both ill-conceived and inconsistent with our national values."
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt posted in a Twitter thread: "Days ago, @RashidaTlaib was photographed at an event with Abbas Hamideh, a man who has praised terrorist groups Hamas & Hezbollah and equated Zionists with Nazis. We ask her to clarify his attendance and denounce his anti-Semitism."
On the same subject, newly elected Somali American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a BDS supporter and virulent anti-Semite. She now sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the group that determines funding to foreign countries. This appointment could have and should have been nixed by Nancy Pelosi. A complete lack of bias and hatred should be a pre-requisite for an appointment to such an important committee. Shame on Pelosi for undermining our national values.
"Open Jew and Israel-haters Are Now in the US Congress" by Alan Bergstein who speaks out in his Arutz Sheva OpEd.
AFSI's mission of educating the public about the REAL ISRAEL includes exposing both Tlaib and Omar. We are grateful organizations and individuals have begun to step up to the plate to denounce these open and unabashed Jew haters. Now words must be met with action.
Both politicians are a serious threat to the national values of the United States and a complete threat to Israel and the Jewish people. | | How Do You Answer the Question?
Speaking the truth about Israel is Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom, Mark Regev.
In a recent BBC interview, Regev defended Israel's actions at the Gaza border.
"I'd ask you the following question: In Gaza we pulled out, we redeployed behind the 1967 line, which is, from the international community's point, the recognised [sic] border. "If we can't defend that border, what border would you have us defend?"
| | Starting Next Year
Starting next year, UNRWA will not be permitted to operate in eastern Jerusalem and will be replaced by municipal schools.
It appears that US President Donald Trump's decisions against the UN agency for "Palestinian refugees" provided the impetus needed to further tackle the UNRWA matter. | | Tu b'Shevat
Today is the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar - the day that marks the beginning of a "new year" for trees. Commonly known as Tu b'Shevat, this day marks the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle. | | | Week in Review
Follow Boomerang's YouTube channel. Boomerang aims to spearhead Israel's 'public diplomacy' warfare on social media by producing immediate responses to acute events through short and viral video clips. Boomerang has now committed to publishing a weekly update on attacks in Judea and Samaria. Easily found on the channel and WORTH WATCHING!
| | Take the Quiz
We're still celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Israel!
The Knesset is 70 years old. How much do you know about this venerable Israeli institution? Test your knowledge in today's The Jerusalem Post quiz HERE. | | ** JUST ADDED - DATES FOR OUR NEXT TRIP! ** Monday - May 27 - Tuesday - June 4, 2019 AFSI Chizuk Mission to Israel. Exclusive insider mission - bringing and receiving Chizuk. Join us on our next trip to the land of Israel - the REAL Israel. Details on pricing and itinerary are forthcoming. Stay tuned! | | Saturday - January 26, 2019 | Services @ 8:30 AM | Remembrance @ 10:45 AM United Nations Holocaust Commemoration Shabbat. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Gutteres will address the Congregation. Rabbi Arthur Schneier will speak on "Silence and Indifference led to the Holocaust." With the participation of the members of the Diplomatic Corps, Holocaust Survivors, Second and Third Generations.A total of two luncheon tickets are free to Members in good standing. Please RSVP for the lunch by Monday, January 21. Park East Synagogue | 163 East 67th Street, NYC
Monday - January 28 through Thursday - January 31, 2019 United Nations Annual Holocaust Remembrance Program: "Holocaust Remembrance: Demand and Defend Your Human Rights." The Annual Holocaust Memorial Ceremony is Monday, January 28 from 11:00 am - 1 pm. Click HERE for the full week long calendar of events and registration. United Nations | 1st Avenue @ 42nd Street, NYC | | Monday - January 28, 2019 @ 6:45 PM Americans For A Safe Israel/AFSI Hosts Regavim for a Special Evening Celebrating the Connection of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel.
Regavim is an Israeli NGO dedicated to protecting Israel's most precious resources and preserving Israeli sovereignty. Join us for an in-depth look at the issues shaping Israel's future. 6:45 pm Doors Open 7:00 pm Presentation Begins 7:45 pm Q & A 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm Light refreshments (kosher)
RSVP to reserve your seat. Space is limited - Admission free. RSVP to either ilene@afsi.org or call 212.828.2424.
Event held at The Brownstone | 224 East 12th Street, NYC | | Thursday - January 31, 2019 @ 8 PM Abdallah and Francine Simon State of World Jewry Event: The New Jewish State Law and Israel's Future. Panel includes Eugene Kontorovich, Peter Beinart, Anat Wilf and Rabbi Peter J.Rubinstein. Tickets from $35. Purchase HERE. 92nd Street Y | 1395 Lexington Avenue, NYC
Sunday - February 3, 2019 @ 2 PM Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Music Director since 1969, Zubin Mehta conducts the orchestra for the last time before he steps down in 2019. Itzhak Perlman performs Beethoven, Kreisler, Pártos, and John Williams with the orchestra on the first half of the program. Tchaikovsky's majestic Symphony No. 6 concludes the performance. Tickets prices range from $25 - $154. Purchase HERE or call 212-247-7800 Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium) | 881 7th Avenue @ 57th Street, NYC
Monday - February 4, 2019 | 7 PM to 9 PM The Israeli Ambassador and the American Journalist, on the Record. A conversation with Ron Dermer (Israel's Ambassador to the United States) Ethan Bronner (Senior Editor at Bloomberg) and Rabbi Rachel Ain (Sutton Place Synagogue). They will go public on a full range of topics from A(delson) to Z(ionism). Seats $18 online | $22 at the door | Free for students with a valid ID. Register HERE. Sutton Place Synagogue | 225 East 51st Street, NYC
Tuesday - March 12, 2019 @ 7 PM First Person: Matti Friedman in Conversation with Lucette Lagnado. Friedman's new book, "Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel" tells the unknown story of four of Israel's first spies. Recruited by a rag-tag outfit called the Arab Section before the 1948 War of Independence, they assumed Arab identities to gather intelligence and carry out sabotage and assassinations. At the height of the war the spies posed as refugees fleeing the fighting, reached Beirut, and set up what became Israel's first foreign intelligence station. In a wide-ranging First Person conversation, Matti Friedman speaks with author Lucette Lagnado ("The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit") about his journalism career, researching and writing his new book, and what Spies of No Country reveals about Israel in the 20th and 21st centuries. Ticket prices: $15 general; $12 seniors; $10 CJH members and students. Buy online at friedman.bpt.me or call 800-838-3006. Center for Jewish History | 15 West 16th Street, NYC | | STAY CURRENT. STAY CONNECTED.
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