Posts Tagged: Israel advocacy
‘Christian Birthright’ Group Travels to Israel to Learn Advocacy Skills
JNS.org - A group of 17 Christian college students recently traveled to Israel to take part in a three-week program to bolster their skills...
Divestment from Israel Resolution Defeated at UC Santa Cruz
JNS.org - A divestment from Israel resolution was defeated Tuesday at the University of California, Santa Cruz with 19 votes against, 17 votes in favor,...
Strong US Support for Israel is Deeply Rooted
The special ties between the US and the Jewish State are uniquely driven by people-to-people, bottom-up relationship, shaped by the American public more...
StandWithUs to Unveil Pro-Israel Ads on New York’s Metro-North Transit System
The pro-Israel education group StandWithUs (SWU) has announced that it will unveil several pro-Israel advertisements on New York's Metro-North transit system in Westchester County over...
A Fighter for Jewish Freedom: In Praise of Ronnie Fraser
I first met Ronnie Fraser, director of Academic Friends of Israel, in 2011 at the Big Tent for Israel conference in Manchester. He attended...
Do You Truly Love Israel, Or do You Just Want to be ‘Right’?
Next time you take part in a debate about the Israeli-Palestinian situation, here's how to spot the people who care more about point-scoring...
‘Putting a Face on Every Soldier’
Ben, an Israel Defense Forces reservist, recalls when his unit took up a position to sleep inside a beat-up old Volkswagen van outside a Palestinian...
Where Are the Fearless and Muscular Pro-Israel Activists?
For those involved in pro-Israel advocacy, now is the winter of our discontent. We're on the defensive in virtually every part of the world. The...
Pro-Israel Group Responds to Houston Billboard Calling for End to Israel Aid
The pro-Israel education group StandWithUs will counter a billboard in Houston calling for the end to U.S. military aid to Israel. StandWithUs is partnering with...
Upper Dublin High School Versus the Arab Israeli Conflict
John Dewey of Columbia University and Arthur Lovejoy of Johns Hopkins University came together with other educators in 1915 to found the American...
Did an Offensive Cartoon Expose Our Own Failings?
With a tweeted apology from Rupert Murdoch himself and the eventual penance of The Sunday Times, what more could we ask for in...
University of California Urged to Examine Anti-Israel Bias
The pro-Israel education and advocacy organization StandWithUs has garnered more than 1,500 signatures on a petition urging the University of California (UC) system's President's Advisory...
“StandWithUs” Launching New Israel Advocacy For Teenagers
The pro-Israel education and advocacy group StandWithUs is launching a new program to help train 48 teenagers from around the U.S. as proactive...
JDC Gets New Director in Former Soviet Department
Ofer Glanz—previously an NGO, telecommunications and software executive—will take over as director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee's (JDC) Former Soviet Union department, the...
