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Yom Haatzmaut Reflection: A Year of Anniversaries All Adding Up to 69

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May 01, 2017 By Susan Heller Pinto Associate Director of International Affairs and Director of Middle Eastern Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League This blog originally appeared in The Times of Israel I feel like I have spent the better part of 2017 in meetings discussing and planning for portentous anniversaries in the history of Zionism and Israel.  This year, after all, marks the 120th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress (August 1897); the centennial year of the Balfour…
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ADL Calls Out “Pure Fabrication” in Barghouti Op-Ed in The New York Times

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ADL letter to the public editor concerning convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti. Letters to the Editor The New York Times To the Public Editor: We appreciate your comments about the Times failure with regard to the article by Marwan Barghouti. Unfortunately, it did not go far enough nor did the newspaper's clarification. Yes, Mr. Barghouti was not merely a Palestinian parliamentarian. He was convicted of murder by an Israeli court. Also important…
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Can a Feminist be a Zionist? Yes!

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This letter was written in response to an article that appeared in The Nation regarding zionism and feminism. Letters to the Editor The Nation To the Editor: My parents came to Israel from Morocco, a country where Jews and Muslims lived together in harmony for centuries. They instilled in me and my siblings a loving humanism that demands we treat people of different race, gender, and religion with equal respect. As an Israeli woman, I inhabit multiple identities…
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ADL: UNESCO Vote Expunges 3,000 Years of Jewish Connection to Jerusalem

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New York, NY, October 13, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned yet another in a series of resolutions passed today by the UNESCO Executive Board, which, it said, “essentially expunges the 3,000 years of Jewish connection to Jerusalem.” Similar resolutions have been adopted by UNESCO political bodies in the past.  The resolution passed today continued to refer to the Temple Mount/Holy Sanctuary solely by its Islamic name, Haram al Sharif, and referred to…
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The Abbas Approach Explains the Failure to Make Peace

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by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt | September 23, 2016 JTA Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ statement before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday revived old hatreds more than it broke new ground. It was little more than a rote diatribe against Israel and a call for international pressure to coerce the Jewish state in place of the hard give and take that happens at the negotiating table. It shed light on why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured so long through…
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Letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on His Strong UN Address

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September 23, 2016 Benjamin Netanyahu Office of the Prime Minister Jerusalem, Israel   Dear Mr. Prime Minister: We are writing to congratulate you on your stirring and effective address to the United Nations General Assembly. Your call to President Mahmoud Abbas to meet you in person and to address the Knesset, your condemnation of the heinous terrorist attack in Duma and your words of empathy for the Dawabsha family, along with your expression of hope for peace,…
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The Palestinians Are Not ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Jewish Settlers

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by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt | September 13, 2016 Foreign Policy If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s purpose was to criticize the Palestinian leadership, there are many issues he could have raised in his latest short video posted on Sept. 9. He could have spoken about their celebration of terrorists, or he could have raised their demonization of Israel through anti-Semitic conspiracy theories or their repeated rejection of any Jewish connection to the Land of Israel. He could…
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The Iran Nuclear Deal: One Year Later

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by: Jonathan Greenblatt July 07, 2016 This blog originally appeared in Medium. As we approach the first anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) it is an appropriate time to reassess the merits of the deal. ADL was among the nuclear deal’s critics. Beyond the nuclear restraints it would impose on Iran, our concern is that it would normalize an expansionist, militant regime whose unrepentant and fundamentalist ideology was not tamed by the deal. Unlike…
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ADL Welcomes Presbyterian Church's (USA) Support for Jewish Right to Self-Determine

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Expresses Disappointment for Church’s Endorsement of Report Calling for Alternatives to Two State Solution New York, NY, June 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed disappointment at a number of problematic Israel-focused motions endorsed last week by the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly, including a report calling on the church to explore alternatives to the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and an overture advocating the church study…
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G4S’s Departure from Israel

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May 27, 2016 In April, ADL sent a letter to G4S recognizing its public statement that its decision to sell its business in Israel was unrelated to pressures from BDS campaigns.  In the public statement, G4S said it “reiterates that it does not support the anti-Israel boycott by BDS or any other group.”  This letter was sent following consultation with sources, including in Israel, who indicated that BDS has not been a motivating factor in G4S’s decision. Our…
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ADL: We Expect World Leaders to Make Their Voices Heard by Loudly and Swiftly Condemning Jerusalem Bus Terror Attack

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New York, NY, April 19, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the bombing of a Jerusalem city bus which injured over 20 people, two of them seriously. “We deplore the horrific attack in Jerusalem, the first bus bombing in a long period of time, and an act of terror that brings back nightmares for many in Israel,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, and Carole Nuriel, Acting Director of ADL’s Israel Office. “Violence directed at civilians is…
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ADL Calls On the U.S. to Take Strong Stand Against One-Sided Palestinian U.N. Resolution

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New York, NY, April 18, 2016… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on the United States to take a strong stand against Palestinian Authority efforts to present a one-sided resolution harshly critical of Israel at the Security Council, saying it would in no way advance Israeli-Palestinian bilateral negotiations.  In a letter to Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, ADL stressed that the U.S. should object to the resolution because it is both one-sided…
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Jonathan Greenblatt: The Jewish Diaspora and Israel

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November 01, 2015 For many years, a consensus existed in the organized American Jewish community that we should support the democratically-elected government of Israel, whether Labor or Likud, on a non-partisan basis, particularly on matters of Israeli security. The logic was twofold:  Moral – Israelis put their lives on the line every day in a dangerous neighborhood and we, sitting in the comfort of America, should respect Israel’s democratic process regarding the safety and…
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Now More Than Ever: Why We Need to Address Inequity and Justice in Schools

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October 28, 2015 We live in an increasingly pluralistic, multicultural and connected world. In order to prepare students to live, learn and eventually work successfully in society, we need to prepare them.  Diversity in the United States is rapidly increasing, especially among young people entering our school system. 2014 was the first school year when more children of color were enrolled in U.S. public schools than white children. However, the diversity of our teaching force is…
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Key Dates In Israel's History

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February 14, 1896 Publication of Theodor Herzl's treatise "The Jewish State" August 29, 1897 Opening of the First Zionist Congress at Basel, Switzerland November 2, 1917 Issuing of Boycott (on the Jewish community of Palestine) July 22, 1946 Irgun bombs King David Hotel February 14, 1947 Britain gives UN responsibility for Palestine November 29, 1947 UN Partition Plan approved (Resolution 181) May 14, 1948 Declaration of the State of Israel …
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Tools for Advocating to the Media

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Most Americans’ perceptions of the Middle East conflict come from the mass media.  Some media – especially large-circulation daily newspapers, network television and wire services – have correspondents based in Israel and continue to devote considerable attention to the Mideast.  This is not surprising considering the intensive U.S.involvement in the peace process, America’s substantial interests in the region, and the continuing strong ties between the U…
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Key Facts About Israel

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Flag The colors blue and white were chosen according to the colors of the ‘Tallit’ – the Jewish prayer shawl. The Star of David appearing in the center of the flag has been a Jewish symbol for hundreds of years. State Emblem The official emblem of the State of Israel is the Menorah – a candelabrum, whose shape is derived from the sage plant (Moria). In certain species of the plant, the leaves branch out in a way that resembles the candelabrum that stood in the…
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Acuerdos de Abraham

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Los Acuerdos de Abraham son una serie de acuerdos bilaterales mediados por Estados Unidos que normalizaron las relaciones entre Israel y tres países árabes: Baréin y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos el 15 de septiembre de 2020, y Marruecos el 22 de diciembre de 2020. La Declaración de los Acuerdos de Abraham, firmada por funcionarios de Baréin, Emiratos, Israel y Estados Unidos el 15 de septiembre de 2020, “alienta los esfuerzos para promover el di…
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