Is Europe Lost? The Challenges and Opportunities Israel Faces in an Evolving Continent Despite attempts to delegitimize and isolate Israel on the international scene, the Jewish state is making important progress with many foreign nations and international organizations. In recent […]
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Israeli attacks this weekend related to ARMED Iranian drone
The Santa Fe New Mexican reported this morning on the recent attacks by Israeli aircraft on Iranian and Syrian positions within Syria following the violation of Israel’s airspace by an Iranian drone. The New Mexican reported at the time that […]
Read moreUpdates: 1) Bill Stewart again; 2) Clive Lipchin event; 3) Ruth Anne Faust My View; 4) Federation Super Sunday; 5) Next SFMEW meeting; 6) TBS Israel at 70; 7) AIPAC Policy Conference
A lot to catch up on – please read through the entire post for news and to respond… 1. Bill Stewart – another nonsense column. Let’s see, Iranians are protesting, Yemen has fallen apart (along with Syria), the Palestinians have […]
Read moreTrump Announces Move of Embassy to Jerusalem
In case you missed it, here is a link to watch the Trump statement on directing the State Dept. to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (about 12 minutes long): Trump: US Recognizes Jerusalem As […]
Read moreWhat’s up with Valerie Plame?
A lot has been written on the Valerie Plame twitter debacle. Just google her name and you’ll find pages of links to analysis, ridicule, irony, and exposé. Probably the best (and longest) analysis of the situation is by Vox Tablet […]
Read more(1) New Mexican Letter Writer Gets It Wrong; (2) BDS Seems Ineffective on Israeli Tourism
Mark Davis “Off-the-Mark” in New Mexican Letter to the Editor On July 10, 2017 Mark Davis wrote a New Mexican letter-to-the-editor (see full text of letter below) complaining that Suki Halevi’s op-ed (see here for a copy of Suki’s work) excoriating […]
Read moreBill Stewart in the New Mexican May 6 – Unhinged Again
Bill Stewart’s False Facts In a thinly veiled response to SFMEW’s blog critique of his last anti-Zionist article, and Susan Goldstein’s subsequent letter to the New Mexican’s editor, Stewart produced another inaccurate and extraordinarily biased column in the New Mexican on May 6, […]
Read moreAction Alert: (1) Ask Our Senators to Co-Sign the Rubio/Coons letter; (2) About Marwan Barghouti; (3) Yom HaShoah update
We hope your Passover or Easter was meaningful for you. Unfortunately, the anti-Israel bashing continues worldwide. (1) In the Senate – update 4/28/17 – **all 100 senators signed onto the Rubio/Coons Letter!** 85 senators have co-signed a letter to UN […]
Read moreYom Hashoah Events; AIPAC Passover Supplement and policy conference special offer
Yom HaShoah Events in Santa Fe and ABQ While our minds are on final preparations for Passover, for those of us looking ahead to Yom HaShoah on April 23, here are the announced events to consider (and make reservations): In […]
Read moreWorking with the Media – KSFR and New Mexican; Other News
This posting includes the following: KSFR solicits input and expertise. New Mexican clarifies letter and op-ed submission requirements. Not too late to sign up for the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, DC Helping Israeli-Ethiopians. Missed Dennis Ross’ talk on February […]
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