“If I forget Thee, O Jerusalem.” – Psalm 137 WHEREAS, the State of Israel is now undergoing a severe economic crisis due to the unprecedented ingathering of three-quarter million destitute Jews who otherwise would have faced extinction, and WHEREAS, Israel is surrounded by hostile Arab states waging an economic war against the State of Israel Continue Reading »
Background Since 2003, the Canadian Council on Social Development has highlighted the socio-economic gap between indigenous women and their families and other Canadians. In a 2007 paper, the National Women’s Association of Canada reiterated “the rights to equality and nondiscrimination… between non-indigenous and indigenous individuals.” Most recently, in July 2008, the Native Women’s Association of Continue Reading »
Immigration (2017) Background: The subjects of immigration, the treatment of undocumented residents living within national borders and the absorption of refugees are highly politically charged issues in our time. The developed and economically privileged countries of North America and Europe are questioning how to balance the obligations of social responsibility with national security and economic Continue Reading »
Education in Israel (2006) In order to maintain a smart, efficient global economy with a competitive edge and raise the standard of living of all the state’s inhabitants, Israel must maintain its status as a highly educated society. With few natural resources except the talent and intellect of its citizens, Israel must continue to focus Continue Reading »
Fifty-eight years after its founding, the Knesset (parliament) of the State of Israel will try to complete the job of drafting a constitution. One of the most difficult aspects of this will be dealing with many issues related to Israel’s future identity as a state that is both Jewish and democratic. In the draft constitution, Continue Reading »
Campus (Pro-Israel Activism on Campus) (2002) College campuses are not always hospitable places for students who care about the well-being and fair treatment of Israel. Student publications and demonstrations often express attacks on Israel. Even classrooms are sometimes the scene of inaccurate charges against the Jewish state. Palestinian advocates on the nation’s campuses have greatly Continue Reading »
Women’s League believes that the Camp David Process is a sound basis for the ultimate goal of peace between Israel and her Arab neighbors. The return of the Sinai by Israel, at great sacrifice, has clearly established her integrity and genuine commitment to peace and to the Camp David Accords. Women’s League for Conservative Judaism Continue Reading »
Arab Propaganda (1974) Arab propaganda experienced a tremendous infusion of funds and technical know-how with the launching of the Yom Kippur attack, becoming more extensive, more sophisticated and more intensified in the United States, Canada and in other countries of the world. A new feature was the involvement of organized Arab groups, especially the younger Continue Reading »
Arab Propaganda in the United States (1956) “Thou Shalt Not Hate Thy Brother in Thy Heart.” – Leviticus 19:17 Arab states in their efforts to destroy Israel have engaged in a pernicious propaganda program against American Jews. They have won the cooperation of organizations such as the American Friends of the Middle East and the Continue Reading »
Arab Boycott Against Israel and Affecting America (1958) National Women’s League notes with grave concern the continued Arab interference with the free exercise of American enterprises which has extended to a systematic boycotting and blacklisting of firms owned by Jews or doing business in or with Israel. The Arab League maintains a public blacklist of Continue Reading »
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