On January 22\,
Israelis will head to the polls to make their voices heard in national ele
ctions. Meanwhile\, across the globe\, the American Jewish community wants
to know: how will the results affect the future of Israel\, the peace pro
cess and the issues we care about?
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The Bi
g Night and What’s Next:
Israeli Election Coverage and Analy
sis
Join the New Is
rael Fund at our “election headquarters” to watch live streaming Israe
li television\, hear analysis from an expert in Israeli politics\, and tun
e in to special footage of other Israeli experts evaluating diverse concer
ns\, including:
How the results of the election will affect social justice issues and civ
il society in Israel
How the Israeli media has covered and impacted
the elections
An analysis of the Arab-Israeli civilian voter turnou
t
The female vote: why and how women are voting in this election<
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We’ll be analyzing cam paign strategies\, covering game-changing events and exploring what lies a head for the Israeli people and the larger geopolitical landscape.< /span>
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RSVP Today
A light Israeli supper an
d drinks is included.
$18 RSVP\, $25 at the door
Atlanta Friends of the New Isra
el Fund (NIF) Present:
Loving Israel\, Debating Israel
On January 22\,
Israelis will make their voices heard at the polls.
Should we in Am
erica make our voices heard as well? If so\, how?
Tuesday\, J
anuary 22\, 7:30PM
Temple Sinai\, 5645 Dupree Drive Northwest\, Sandy
Springs\, GA
RSVP here
Join in a conversation with
panelists:
Steve Berman\, Kelly Cohen\, Frida Ghitis and Rabbi Phil
Kranz
Moderated by David Lewis
No charge. No solicitatio
ns. But space is limited. Kindly RSVP below to guarantee your seat.
On January 22\, Israelis will make their voices heard at their election
polls. In the run-up to the election\, the debate about the serious and
difficult issues confronting the country has been and will continue to be
robust and contentious. Here\, in the American Jewish community (and in
our own Atlanta community – as evidenced by the recent exclusion of Pet
er Beinart from a community event)\, the debate about Israel is becoming i
ncreasingly polarized\, and at the same time increasingly constrained.
We invite you to join us for the first of what we hope will be man
y open conversations dealing with questions such as:
What respo
nsibility do Diaspora Jews have towards Israel\, and what limitations –
if any – should there be on our critique of the country’s policies?
How do Jewish values inform our approach to Israel? Should Isra
el’s social justice challenges be important to us as American Jews?
How do these issues impact the American Jewish community’s relati
onship with Israel\, and specifically\, the younger generation of America
Jewry?
How can we dialogue on these issues given the strong dif
ferences of opinion that exist\, and how we can come together under common
cause–a love for Israel and concern for her future?