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Antisemitic Incidents at Anti-Israel Events and Actions Around the World

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Antisemitic Graffiti on a Synagogue Door in Norwich, UK

Updated: June 1, 2021 Since the start of the May conflict between Israel and Hamas, there have been numerous antisemitic incidents around the world related to the conflict. The perpetrators of these attacks deliberately targeted Jewish institutions in order to express their anger towards Israel. Whenever anti-Israel actions target synagogues, Jewish community centers, kosher restaurants, Jewish owned businesses, or individual Jews – in other words, holding Jews…

May 13, 2021

Dissolve the Jewish State? Peter Beinart is Wrong

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Note: This letter was published in The New York Times on July 10, 2020. July 9, 2020 Letters to the Editor The New York Times To the Editor: Re “I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State” (Op-Ed, July 9): With all his soothing words about equality and blissful coexistence, Peter Beinart is calling for the elimination of the Jewish state itself. His contortions to argue that Zionism does not require an independent Jewish state are transparently false and a tactic to…

July 23, 2020

Letter to The Daily Regarding Recent Episode on the Two-State Solution

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The follow letter was submitted to The Daily in response to "Netanyahu Won. The Two-State Solution Lost" (April 11) Lisa Tobin Executive Producer, The Daily Dear Ms. Tobin: The Daily Podcast of April 11 was riddled with inaccuracies, omissions and premature conclusions. Yes, for those of us who believe that Israel needs a two-state solution as much as the Palestinians, there are worrying trends, including the prime minister’s campaign statement about annexing…

April 15, 2019

Letter to The New York Times Regarding Hamas and Gaza

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The following letter was submitted to The New York Times in response to "Israel Courts Catastrophe in Gaza Protests" (April 2, 2018) Letters to the Editor The New York Times To the Editor: Re "Israel Courts Catastrophe in Gaza Protests" (Editorial, April 2, 2018): There are legitimate issues to be raised concerning Israel's policy vis-a-vis Hamas and Gaza, including the issue of access of the population to the outside world and the extent of the use of force…

April 05, 2018

Israel and the Palestinians, 50 Years Later

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ADL reacted to an op-ed in The New York Times which "bears no resemblance to the complicated reality" between Israel and the Palestinians. Letters to the Editor The New York Times To the Editor: Re “Israel’s Everlasting Occupation” (Sunday Review, June 4): Nathan Thrall attributes to Israel an early determination to hold on to the territories. In fact, from the outset after the Six-Day War, Israel saw its winning territory as a perfect bargaining chip…

June 07, 2017

Did Israel Start the Six Day War?

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Israel preemptively attacked Egypt on June 5, 1967. After a month of increasing regional tensions escalated by Egypt (spurred on by the Soviets) and failed diplomatic efforts to calm the situation, Israel’s leaders believed they had no choice but to strike first. Within hours, Jordan and Syrian forces attacked Israelis forces. In May 1967, events in the region led Israel to expect that an Arab attack was imminent. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser had ordered a withdrawal of the…

May 16, 2017

Why Didn’t Israel Withdraw from the Territory It Gained During the Six Day War?

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Following the end of the Six Day War there was great debate within Israel about what to do with the territories gained during the war, which included East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights. Some in Israel advocated an immediate withdrawal from the territories. Others supported a withdrawal only in exchange for peace with the surrounding Arab countries. And some, euphoric over the reunification of Jerusalem and control over Judaism’s…

May 16, 2017

Hamas and Israel

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ADL responds to an article in The New York Times titled "Hamas Tempers Extreme Stances in Bid for Power” which appeared on May 2, 2017. Letters to the Editor The New York Times To the Editor: The story of a new Hamas statement of principles, with all the fuss and anticipation, is much ado about nothing. On the core of Hamas’s attitudes and policies toward Israel, nothing has changed. For Hamas, there is only one legitimate authority in the Holy Land. Israel,…

May 03, 2017

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…

April 28, 2017

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…

March 22, 2017

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 …

September 01, 2016

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…

September 01, 2016