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Let's Talk About Israel

There is a lot going on in Israel this week and we appreciate hearing from so many of you who sent articles and asked questions. Thanks to you, we have our first super-sized column. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read it. If you have any questions or would like to submit an article for a future column, please email IsraelAction@templest.org.

At our meeting on Monday night, there were questions about the land dispute in Sheikh Jarrah. Find out everything here:

Sheikh Jarrah: The Facts

A long-simmering controversy over the fate of Jewish-owned land and Palestinian tenants in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem has once again become front page news after yet another court decision reaffirming the pre-1948 Jewish ownership of the land and the obligation of the Palestinian tenants to pay their rent or be evicted. At the same time, false...

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We hear a lot about Israel's amazing defense system, the Iron Dome. If you are interested to learn more about it, read here:

Everything you need to know about the Iron Dome - ISRAEL21c

The current round of violence between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip erupted with a literal boom as rockets were fired from the Palestinian coastal enclave toward Jerusalem. They set off rocket attack sirens that have become the soundtrack of the past week, accompanied by the booms of Iron Dome ...

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Learn about Hamas is here:

Opinion | For the Sake of Peace, Israel Must Rout Hamas - The New York Times

As of this writing, terrorists in Gaza — the word “terrorist” fits people who take indiscriminate aim at civilians to achieve political goals — have fired some 1,750 rockets at Israel ...

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On Wednesday, you received an email with a list of resources, both educational and actionable. We heard from a few people that we left some off. Here are a couple of additions to the list and thank you to those of you who reached out. If anyone has additional resources to suggest, please send an email to IsraelAction@templest.org.

StandWithUs StandWithUs is a non-profit international education pro-Israel organization. StandWithUs supports Israel and fights Antisemitism through education.

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The View From My Veranda

The view from my veranda – My WordPress Blog I write without vengeance, without hatred, just what I experience, the view from my veranda and the thoughts in my head. This website was created through the kindness of. Jay and Lisa Massirman to honour Jay's Mother Roberta Alkon Massirman. With the support from. Samuel and Debby Bettsak. Chaim Elimelech Slawsky

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Lastly, we posted this in Wednesday's email. For those of you who haven't yet emailed your representatives in Washington DC urging them to support Israel, please do this and forward to your friends and family. It takes less than 30 seconds. Text ISRAEL to 73075 or click here.

Urge Congress to Stand With Israel, Condemn Hamas Rocket Attacks I just urged my members of Congress to stand with Israel and condemn Hamas' indiscriminate rocket attacks on innocent civilians.

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